17-year old mugger gets shot by victim in Detroit

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From the Detroit Free Press.

A 32-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head but seriously injured a 17-year-old trying to rob him at gunpoint in Detroit early today, according to police.

The intended robbery victim, who has a permit to carry a weapon, pulled out his gun when he was confronted behind the apartment building at 1670 Oakman Blvd. near Linwood Street at 5 a.m. today, Detroit Police spokesman John Roach said.

After an exchange of gunfire, the intended victim escaped with only the superficial wound. But the 17-year-old is in critical condition today in a local hospital after running away and collapsing in the parking lot of a gas station across the street, Roach said.

“That’s what we’re seeing so much – young kids with guns,” Roach said.

 

[61chalk]

Another good reason to carry. Good thing the adult didn't live in Chicago.

 

[HKUSP45C]

Once again training and action beats reaction. Even someone with the drop on you who is not predisposed to murdering you and is only using a weapon as a way of persuasion is actually in a pretty bad spot when faced with a trained, armed victim who is perfectly willing to shoot an attacker.

Action beats reaction, training and mindset are way more than half the fight.

 

[ChronoCube]

This article also further proves something most of us should already know -- someone not legally permitted to own a gun (in this case, underage) will get his hands on one anyway.

 

[Old Fuff]

THIS STORY CAN'T BE TRUE!!!

Why in Michigan no one cann't buy a handgun without getting prior permission from a police or sheriff department. It doesn't matter if the transfer is through a licensed dealer, at a gun show (they closed the loophole years ago) or a private sale. The buyer has to get a purchase permit, and go through a background check! If the transaction goes trough an FFL he or she has to go through a second background check. Not only that but the police/sheriff keep copies of the form.

Clearly, with these reasonable laws in place it would be absolutely impossible for a teen-aged mugger to get a handgun. Why to do so he'd have to break those reasonable laws, and that couldn't happen...

Could it???

 

[General Geoff]

Back on topic, it does indeed go to show: There's trained, and untrained. And it also dispels the myth that you can't outdraw an already drawn gun.

 

[makarovnik]

Chalk up one more for the good guy.

 

[wep45]

paul kersey lives.............right on

 

[Deltaboy1984]

The perp got what he deserved.

 

[rbernie]

Discussions of how to deal with armed robbers belongs in S&T. Legal shoot/no-shoot questions belong in Legal.

Sadly, random stories about crimes involving guns do NOT belong anywhere on THR.