Well what do you know? Here's a guy who packed heat to defend himself and got killed anyway

[proud2BlibKansan]

Lt. Keith Meadows told the radio station that Forrest was shot seven or eight times -- at least once in the head -- as he chased at least two men who had tried to steal his Jaguar as he put air in its tires at an Atlanta gas station. Forrest had a gun and confronted the men, who fatally wounded him with two semiautomatic weapons, according to police.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4356715

[The Straight Story]

1. ah, so now we know guns don't kill or save, it is the person behind them

Thanks!

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Well he would likely still be alive

If he had not chased these guys and fired at them.

And his girlfriend's child was in his car. Great decision making skills there!

[The Straight Story]

6. Not the props in the play but the actors that matter (nt)

[hlthe2b]

2. Sadly.... stories like this will never convince so many...

No gun is a magic talisman. There are always bigger, badder guns and thugs willing to fire them back at you, when threatened.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Oh, so there was a kid in the car...nt

[RebelOne]

15. No, according to our local news, the kid was in the convenience store. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. Point being - kid was there

[opihimoimoi]

5. Ya can be RIGHT but DEAD TOO........what can I say?? did they catch the perps?

[spanone]

7. ah, but if he could have had an automatic weapon........

or perhaps a tank :sarcasm:

[tridim]

9. Or a doomsday device.

[spanone]

14. there you go!

[ContinentalOp]

19. nude bomb -nt-

[baldguy]

8. Some people get a gun in their hand & think they're Rambo.

[spin]

10. The story mentions chasing after the two guys...

It sounds to me that the immediate threat was over.

The bad guys, if caught, might even claim self defense.

[safeinOhio]

16. Good point

Deadly force should only be used when your life is in danger, never to protect property. If he had shot at the perps, he'd be looking at civil and criminal court.

[EC]

11. Maybe he should have bought a kevlar vest instead

and maybe a helmet of some sort...I think the gun was a waste of money if you're not going to use common sense with it...you don't chase someone with a larger gun, especially one that fires faster than yours...

[wtmusic]

17. Yeah he should have asked them what kind of gun they had

Some people just don't think!

[Posteritatis]

12. Ahhh, anecdata. (nt)

[Javaman]

13. So the moral of the story is: don't bring a pistol to a semi-automatic gun fight.

:rofl:

[proteus_lives]

20. What is the point of your philosophy?

Do you suggest we passively submit to what happens to us?