Reply #18: Man Repels Three Robbers By Firing Hidden Pistol (MO)

[Romulus]

Possibly MO's first defensive gun use under the new CCW laws - carry in vehicle w/o a permit - Rom

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/St.+Louis+City+%2F+County/114179FB4F233ACB86256E55001C86A6?OpenDocument&Headline=Man+repels+3+r

Robbers pointed a gun at Bryan Rutherford and demanded that he hand over valuables from his pickup Tuesday evening in Lemay.

Rutherford didn't pull out cash or jewelry. He pulled out a .22-caliber pistol hidden in his vehicle and opened fire in what authorities believe is the first instance of self-defense with a concealed firearm since the Missouri Legislature loosened the state's gun laws.

The man holding what turned out to be a BB gun on Rutherford was hit several times in the torso before he and two accomplices fled. Three suspects were later captured and charged.

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The precise status of the concealed carry law at the time Rutherford fired is cloudy. But in any event, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Thursday that Rutherford would not be charged.

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