Police: Armed Men Stop Carjacking Attempted Robber Shot Multiple Times

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police said one of two men who tried to steal a pickup truck from a group of people gathered outside a Murray Hill home was shot several times by a homeowner and his friend.
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Lt. Larry Schmitt said when police arrived at the 3000 block of College Street, they found a man shot multiple times.

According to the police report, Keith Loftin was outside the home with some friends shortly after 2 a.m. when two men asked for a ride in Loftin's truck. Loftin said one of the men pulled a gun on them and forced Loftin into his truck. Loftin told officers that his friend, Barry Smith, ran into the house and returned with a gun and Loftin pulled his own gun from inside the truck.

Police said both Loftin and Smith fired at one of the men, striking him multiple times.

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The shooting was still under investigation and no charges have been filed. Schmitt said it appeared both the citizens had the guns legally and that it appeared the shooting was in self-defense.


http://www.news4jax.com/news/21156773/detail.html

[madeline_con]

1. ...

:popcorn:

[divideandconquer]

7. Japan, no guns, no gun crimes

[madeline_con]

11. Japan: Gun Control and People Control

But while Japan may be a gun-banner's dream, it's a civil libertarian's nightmare. Japan's low crime rate has almost nothing to do with gun control, and everything to do with people control.

http://www.davekopel.com/2A/Foreign/Japan-Gun-Control-and-People-Control.htm

[paulsby]

2. one for the good guys

nice...

[proteus_lives]

3. No sympathy for car-jackers.

They kill people far too often.

[Treo]

4. Common thread

Why do all these stories have a variation of " the good guy ran to get his gun" doesn't anyone CARRY their gun any more?

[chibajoe]

5. Because unless you have a concealed carry permit

it is illegal to have the gun on you, which is why you have to "run into the house to get the gun" ;-)

[Treo]

6. In most of the country

Open carry is completely legal as is concealed carry on YOUR property.

[TheWraith]

8. How many people bother to carry when hanging out on their front porch? nt

[Treo]

9. I carry everywhere

I think I read some where that you're more likely to need a gun at home than out on the street.

[TheWraith]

10. Which is why I keep my shotgun on the wall of my bedroom.

Admittedly since I do not own, and have never owned, a pistol, I'm probably the wrong person to ask about concealed carry. But I suspect that most people don't bother to carry their weapons when they're around their own home.

[Hoopla Phil]

12. Another innocent saved through the use of a firearm.