Crooks are hardly ever smart and usually bad with guns

[safeinOhio]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-abducted-man-shoots-robberdec24,0,3571517.story


"I'm walking to the store minding my own business, and a car full of juveniles pull their car to the side," said the 31-year-old man, who asked not to be named because the suspects were still at large. "A guy gets out pointing a gun at me to get in the car and says we're going to the ATM. There's a bunch of people in there -- I'm not going to argue."


They pulled into an alley. As they bumped along the snowy path, the woman told the driver to toss her the gun because she didn't want police to see it, he said.

"All of a sudden, by the grace of God, between these two fools, I hear 'boom,' and then I hear her hollering and screaming, 'I shot my finger off, I shot it off.' The driver starts panicking and he goes right into a Dumpster," the victim said. "That's when I knew it was my moment."




"My adrenaline was pumping. I reach over the seat and go to get the gun. I got the driver kicking at me, and I'm fighting for the gun with the woman. One arm is fending off his kicks, the other is trying to get this gun," he said. "I finally get it and point it at the driver, about 6 inches away from his abdomen. I pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. So I'm thinking, oh, man, I have to get out of here."

He said he rolled out of the car and started running down the alley. The woman got out and chased him.

"I don't know if she's going to kill me or not, so I fire a warning shot," the man said. "Unfortunately, it hit her. I never fired a gun in my life."


Well worth reading the whole article.

[rd_kent]

1. Always glad to hear when the goblins get their just due.

[kayakjohnny]

2. Wow, what a story. Very captivating to read.

Thanks.

Makes me wonder how I would do.

[givemebackmycountry]

3. nevermind

I got nothing

[spin]

4. I can't believe this happened in Chicago...

you can't have handguns in Chicago.

Now if this had happened in Florida, the victim might have had a concealed carry permit and his own handgun.

Criminals in Florida used to pick on foreign tourists because they drove rental cars with distinctive rental car license plates. They knew such people would be unarmed.

To solve the problem, Florida stopped issuing the distinctive plates.

[Katya Mullethov]

5. They have his wallet and ID

This could turn out badly .

[old mark]

6. I read a post on another forum posted by a cop who found a .44 magnum

revolver on a newly arrested person. It was loaded with .22 cartridges, 2 per chamber. I guess the owner thought .22 x 2 = .44. Amazing stupidity in the wonderful world of criminals.

mark