Tuesday, July 17, 2012

In Florida: Sheepdogs = 2, Wolves =0

This is Stand Your Ground.

An Armed Citizen can make all the difference. Between 17 wounded in a bar or just an internet cafe full of sheep with an exciting (if scary) story to tell at the supper table.

Or should Mr. Williams have just sat there and waited for the cops to arrive?

The Blaze:

Surveillance Vid Shows 71-Year-Old Concealed Carry Holder Opening Fire on Would-Be Robbers



Samuel Williams could soon become a poster child for concealed carry. Or rather a poster senior citizen.

Williams is being hailed as a hero this week after he sprung into action on Friday to thwart an armed robbery at an internet cafe. Williams was present when two masked thugs walked into the Palms Internet Cafe in Marion County, Florida. One of the men was brandishing a gun while the other had a bat. They started ordering patrons around and one smashes a computer screen. That’s when Williams took action.

Elderly Man Samuel Williams Shoots Robbers at Internet Cafe

Elderly Man Samuel Williams Shoots Robbers at Internet Cafe

Elderly Man Samuel Williams Shoots Robbers at Internet Cafe

Elderly Man Samuel Williams Shoots Robbers at Internet Cafe

Elderly Man Samuel Williams Shoots Robbers at Internet Cafe

Ocala.com explains what happened:

Williams was seated toward the back of the cafe dressed in a white shirt, shorts and baseball cap.

One of the masked men, identified as Duwayne Henderson, 19, comes in pointing a handgun at customers. The second man, Davis Dawkins, 19, is seen swinging a bat at something off screen, which was later identified as a $1,200 computer screen.

As Henderson turns his back, Williams pulls out a .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun, stands from his chair, takes two steps, nearly drops to one knee, and fires two shots at Henderson, who bolts for the front door.

Williams takes several more steps toward the door and continues firing as Henderson and Dawkins fall over one another trying to exit the building. The two eventually run off screen.

Both of the crooks suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and were later captured. And according to police, Williams — a licensed concealed carry gun owner — won’t face any repercussions.

“Based on what I have seen and what I know at this time, I don’t anticipate filing any charges,” Bill Gladson of the State Attorney’s Office, told Ocala.com.

But he’s not the only one talking. Some of the customers are. And they’re grateful for what Williams did.

“I think he is wonderful. If he wouldn’t have been there, there could have been some innocent people shot,” said Mary Beach.

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