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In reply to the discussion: AutoZone Employee, Fired After Stopping Robber With His Own Personal Weapon [View all]hunter
(38,304 posts)48. When my brother was managing a retail place he would have fired this guy...
... and probably kicked his ass and taken his gun too.
My grandma or great grandma would have broken Mr. McClean's fingers and kneecaps for good measure, but they were crazy, friends of local law enforcement, and had zero tolerance for any sort of gunplay on their turf.
When I was a kid I saw my grizzly bear mom grab a stupid teenager's rifle, unload it, and break it against a rock. Poor kid looked like he'd just been castrated.
Myself, I try to avoid all situations like this. When the guns come out I strive to be invisible.
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Glassunion
Dec 2012
OP
Autozone probably worries more about being sued than catching someone who
southernyankeebelle
Dec 2012
#1
so this guy used an otherwise "lawful gun" to violate the terms of his employment...
mike_c
Dec 2012
#26
"hand the criminals the money and let them leave the store." That works every time.
DonP
Dec 2012
#72
I Don't have an "educated opinion" on that because I'm not qualified to have one.
dballance
Dec 2012
#91
So what is your "uneducated" opinion should be the minimum training to obtain a CHL.
oneshooter
Dec 2012
#95
That's the biggest bunch of BS. I hope Autozone doesn't fold and give his job back.
dballance
Dec 2012
#56
I am sure a "no guns" policy would stop the criminals from robbing them at gun point
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#8
I'm sorry, but a poster has determined that any factually based response is "bullshit games" ...
DonP
Dec 2012
#22
It should be against the law, and it is against all reasonable concepts of morality,
TPaine7
Dec 2012
#9
This is a dupe. At least the original mentioned he VIOLATED company procedure
CBGLuthier
Dec 2012
#51
I would guess that he signed a standard employee agreement NOT to carry a weapon at work and so...
Walk away
Dec 2012
#76
Too bad he didn't have a Union to represent him and change the system if he felt it unsafe.
Tigress DEM
Dec 2012
#78
More news... Community is offering him jobs, money and a trip. Sheriff offering an award.
Glassunion
Dec 2012
#94