Reply #191: Me three!

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You either uphold, support and defend the whole Constitution, ALL OF IT, or you get your rights chipped away one at a time.

This is another reason:

Gas Station Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect

Two gas station robbers got a surprise Tuesday night when they attempted to hold up a convenience store in Medford. The clerk pulled a handgun out of his pocket and shot at them.

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The wounded suspect fled, but collapsed about 100 yards down the street. Police said they found a semi-automatic handgun on him. The unidentified suspect was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is being treated for a gunshot wound to the torso. The station attendant's gun was registered and he was licensed to carry it.


"In the past six months to a year, we've had several robberies. Same description of suspects. In Medford, Malden, Somerville, Everett, Cambridge, all around," Medford Police Lt. Paul Covino said.


Fred's Gas Station has been held up three times already. The shooting was captured on surveillance camera. Police said Tuesday's suspects may be behind the other robberies.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=383&e=2&u=/kcci/20041208/lo_WCVB/2487931

Don't know about other people's opinion at DU, but I kind of suspect that if we banned guns the only guy without one in this story would have been the gas station clerk. I don't think the robbers would have second thoughts about owning guns anyway.