As the Left tries to control gun rights, more stories about a man who can use a gun are being told. It’s almost as if Americans are sick of the hackneyed narrative that gets hammered after every school shooting, but are hungry for not only people who exhibit bravery, but do what is necessary to save lives—whether it is theirs, or someone else’s.
My colleague Jim Thompson wrote on Tuesday that if we had 50 states with “castle laws” and citizens trained in armed self-defense, we would see a drop in crime. However, while we have a form of the “Castle Doctrine” in California, our restrictive gun laws create difficulties for citizens who want to own guns for self-defense.
The liquor store’s owner, Norco (a tiny ex-urban area in Riverside County), was not discouraged by the incident. Maybe it was the 7-Eleven Spree robber/killers that prompted him to be prepared, maybe he just understood his rights.
California is not a stand your ground state, but does recognize the “castle doctrine,” which applies to one’s home, place of business, or other real property. A person using deadly force in order to defend his property does not have the right to withdraw. However, castle doctrine rights expire when the individual is not on their real property. A general rule is that any force applied against intruders must be proportionate for the damage reasonably feared.
Whatever his motive, when a foolish, armless robber approached him, he was ready for defense.
WATCH:
Fox News 11 LA
The owner of a store that was targeted by would-be robbers turned the tables on one of the suspects by opening fire on him in Norco.
Authorities said that at 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, four male suspects in a black BMW SUV attempted to rob Norco Market & Liquor, located in the 2800 block of Clark Avenue.
Surveillance video obtained by FOX 11 shows a male suspect wearing a red and black sweatshirt and a ski mask entering the store before he points a rifle at the store owner who was behind the counter. The store’s owner, 80 years old, noticed that the suspect was wearing a mask and was carrying a gun. He quickly grabbed his shotgun and fired on him. The suspect was then seen running from the store.
As the suspect ran out of the store, surveillance video from outside the establishment showed a second suspect inside the black SUV exiting the vehicle, also armed. On their way back to the getaway car, the suspect is heard shouting, “He shot my arm off.”
After seeing the second suspect flee the scene, the suspects got into their vehicle and drove off.
The thief tried to be a gangster and robbed the liquor store. He probably expected the store owner would be so frightened by his rifle that he’d just give up the register. The store owner instead opened fire, as was his right according to the California Penal Code § 198.5 – 199.
“In this case, a lawfully armed member of our community prevented a violent crime and ensured their own safety, while being confronted with multiple armed suspects,” deputies wrote in a press release.
Most surprising to me is that the idiot fled back to the getaway vehicle with his other criminal accomplices who were also armed. He tried to get in the car as he screamed, “He shot my arm off!” as if he was the one who had been wronged. He was an idiot. You just looked around to find out what self-defense armed means.
The threat of harm, or simply the fact they weren’t interested in fighting, caused the other arm to jump back into his car.
Fox 11 reports that the owner of Fox 11’s store is 80 year oldAfter the accident, he suffered a cardiac arrest. He survived and is now in stable condition.
This store’s owner has received nothing but positive reviews from the community. Riverside County is a beautiful place. Conservative, 2A honoring people who don’t truck with nonsense—especially of the criminal variety.
If Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta had their way, you would have fewer of these “good guy with a gun” stories and more 7-Eleven spree killers. They don’t care about you having the ability to defend yourself, all they care about is keeping guns out of your law-abiding hands so that they can be funneled to the criminal element they so love.
It is clear that criminals are not followers Any laws, the three suspects were arrested at a local hospital with one presenting a gunshot wound that was consistent with the store owner’s shotgun discharge. They waited for their accomplice in the same BMW stolen SUV they used during the robbery, to show how brain-trustful they are. The vehicle was stolen from them with a large stash of guns.
This stuff is impossible to make up.
Justin Johnson, 22, of Inglewood, Jamar Williams, 27, of Los Angeles, and Davon Broadus, 24, of Las Vegas, were each taken into custody in the hospital parking lot and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for robbery and conspiracy. They were held without bail and are currently being held at $500,000 each.
These not-so-smooth criminals might have been roaming the streets searching for another store to rob, had it happened in Los Angeles County. Dollars to donuts they have priors, which means bupkis to a Soros-funded nightmare like George Gascón, but will assist a law-and-order district attorney like Riverside’s Michael A. Hestrin in throwing several books and more at these miscreants.
Are Californians now committing rampant crime? Or is it just me being imaginative? The positive responses toward this store owner’s act of self-defense indicate that this is indeed the case.
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