An armed society is not a polite society!

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8. America's new epidemic of politeness:

‘Wild, Wild West’ shootout in Upper Darby
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

... “It was a shootout between Tucker-Knight and the individual he was robbing in a drug deal,” Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. “A total of nine shots were fired from both semiautomatic weapons. Apparently, Tucker-Knight’s gun jammed when he pulled it out for the holdup. It was like the Wild, Wild West. There are bullet holes in cars parked on the street and one car has a flat tire from one of the shots.”

The other person involved in the gunfire, a 24-year-old male from Upper Darby, ran for cover behind a car and was not shot.

According to Chitwood, the robbery victim is a person of interest in the investigation into the fatal shooting involving a drug sale of prescription medication.

“The 24-year-old has no arrest record and has a permit to carry a gun,” Chitwood said. “He was taking Percocet for an arm injury and a woman told him she knew someone who would buy them. He decided to sell them and when he went outside to meet the guy, Tucker-Knight pulls out a gun and says, ‘Give me all you got.’ ... http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/03/20/news/doc4f69404ea0e57588603701.txt