Jiml3
Member
I was reading an account of a holdup in The Bronx,NY. Three young men, two carrying guns, went into a Spanish grocery store with guns drawn. Two Spanish workers were behind the counter. One was in his early twenties and the other was in his mid sixties. The one in his sixties pulled an unlicensed 22 revolver out from the counter and fired off a couple of shots. He managed to hit one of the bad guys and they all ran out. The guy he shot took the hit in the shoulder and collapsed outside and died.
Now consider this, if it had been a more powerful caliber, he might have survived as it would probably have passed thru or just lodged there. While they did not report an autopsy report,
the .22 probably tossed around inside and did fatal damage.
On another point, this store is located in a tough, poor neighborhood and had been held up several times before. The sixty year old is probably going to be charged on a misdeamor of having an unregistered gun and discharging it. Hopefully that is all, but if he didn't have it and used it, he could be dead. As we all know, cops get there after the crime so you have to look out for yourself. With that in mind, if any businessman has been held up, he should be entitled to have a licensed gub on the premise to protect himself. It would probably cut down on crime and at least even up the odds.
My main point, a tip of the hat to the not so puny .22
Now consider this, if it had been a more powerful caliber, he might have survived as it would probably have passed thru or just lodged there. While they did not report an autopsy report,
the .22 probably tossed around inside and did fatal damage.
On another point, this store is located in a tough, poor neighborhood and had been held up several times before. The sixty year old is probably going to be charged on a misdeamor of having an unregistered gun and discharging it. Hopefully that is all, but if he didn't have it and used it, he could be dead. As we all know, cops get there after the crime so you have to look out for yourself. With that in mind, if any businessman has been held up, he should be entitled to have a licensed gub on the premise to protect himself. It would probably cut down on crime and at least even up the odds.
My main point, a tip of the hat to the not so puny .22