Self defense shooting in the news: Sarasota, FL

[Tiomoid]

Glad the citizen is safe, and a punk learned a lesson. I am always supper aware of following cars, I hope I'm never in that spot.

 

[EmGeeGeorge]

too bad the robber didnt die. hes gonna do it again. in a year when he gets released.
seems like for that family crime is prolly in the blood.

 

[chuckusaret]

The reporter failed, and rightly so, to interview relatives and friends and embellish the story with: Poor kids they had every thing going for them, good boys, never a problem at home. What was a 16 year old doing on the streets at 2:00 AM with an 18 year old with a shotgun? They should get the max jail time.....

 

[herkyguy]

What about the second shot he took??? Was the kid running away? Do you shoot at someone who is fleeing? Was the kid going back to pass the shotgun off to his cousin to finish the deal?? this, in my opinion, raises more questions than whether or not you go to your house or an LE station.

 

[content]

Hello friends and neighbors// Brass balls taking on a shotgun with a .380.//

I commend him for handling this at the gate. Instead of possibly involving his wife by being submissive.

Just in case the person was not looking for directions. (2:45 am, followed all the way home) I definately would have had flash light/cell phone in left hand and pistol in right hand before I got out of truck. // I'm glad this worked out for him ( falling to knees) since his gun was not even in hand. /// I am also glad he was not facing a more determined BG.

 

[9mm+]

.380 auto? A perfect round for self-defense and good on Mr. Firby! He should've double-tapped or Mozam'd that punk.

 

[Fixxah]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.......

In mASSachusetts he would be facing charges and would lose his rights when his issuing LEO judges him "unsuitable".

Two center mass, one head. Repeat as needed to end threat.

 

[model of 1905]

If it was me, and an Armed Robber was being polite and no-nonsense, if he was being respectful and economical in his manner, I'd oblige nicely-enough with no hard feelings and no bothers as for wanting to draw on him or harm him.

Rude or huffy or insulting/yelling Armed Robber, one bullying, one chomping at the bit to get into 'violence', that'd be a different story.


Granted, one is entitled to respond with deadly force if someone is threatening you with a Weapon...but as for me, it'd all depend on the man, his manner and presence, and my judgement about it, as for whether I really felt 'threatened' and or in any need of rebuking or harming him over it.


These sound like a couple of alright enough kids, who go into a foolish escapade-mode and they are lucky things did not go worse.


I hope they learned their lesson..!


And I hope the Judicial System is 'reasonable' to them for thier impetuous youthful mistake.

If a punk is pointing a shotgun at me and demanding my money, no matter how politely, its on like donkey kong and I will shoot him to the ground.

 

[model of 1905]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.......

In mASSachusetts he would be facing charges and would lose his rights when his issuing LEO judges him "unsuitable".

Two center mass, one head. Repeat as needed to end threat.

A Free Man does not need permission to be armed.

 

[Kangspec]

first of all iam trying to be mean or anything, but it would been better if he killed the kid.

reason i say this is If i were him, I'd more afraid of him coming back to kill me.

 

[ByAnyMeans]

I think this was one of the shootings in this months Armed America. Great shooting and as already said that's a set of brass ones. Any armed confrontation is unnerving but to draw on a guy with a shotgun especially with a .380 is a whole other level. I can only hope I would perform the same way in this situation.

 

[TimM]

If it was me, and an Armed Robber was being polite and no-nonsense, if he was being respectful and economical in his manner, I'd oblige nicely-enough with no hard feelings and no bothers as for wanting to draw on him or harm him.

Rude or huffy or insulting/yelling Armed Robber, one bullying, one chomping at the bit to get into 'violence', that'd be a different story.


Granted, one is entitled to respond with deadly force if someone is threatening you with a Weapon...but as for me, it'd all depend on the man, his manner and presence, and my judgement about it, as for whether I really felt 'threatened' and or in any need of rebuking or harming him over it.


These sound like a couple of alright enough kids, who go into a foolish escapade-mode and they are lucky things did not go worse.


I hope they learned their lesson..!


And I hope the Judicial System is 'reasonable' to them for thier impetuous youthful mistake.

I have seen some idiotic statements on here but this takes the cake. It actually makes me angry.

Kids like this kill people! They should do life without parole as far as I'm concerned.

 

[PandaBearBG]

15 or 50 yrs old, if they have a gun on me, shoot em dead. If he had frickin howitzer and I all I had was a 22 I'd still shoot. I will NEVER be a victim and fight back anyone who thinks they can bully, rob, or threaten someone until I got nothing left.

 

[DHJenkins]

If it was me, and an Armed Robber was being polite and no-nonsense, if he was being respectful and economical in his manner, I'd oblige nicely-enough with no hard feelings and no bothers as for wanting to draw on him or harm him.

Rude or huffy or insulting/yelling Armed Robber, one bullying, one chomping at the bit to get into 'violence', that'd be a different story.


Granted, one is entitled to respond with deadly force if someone is threatening you with a Weapon...but as for me, it'd all depend on the man, his manner and presence, and my judgement about it, as for whether I really felt 'threatened' and or in any need of rebuking or harming him over it.


These sound like a couple of alright enough kids, who go into a foolish escapade-mode and they are lucky things did not go worse.


I hope they learned their lesson..!


And I hope the Judicial System is 'reasonable' to them for thier impetuous youthful mistake.

This could be the most ridiculous statement I've read in these forums.

You might want to look up the definition of "sociopath". They're usually very polite and agreeable - even when they're torturing you to death.

We only know these kids "sound like a couple of alright enough kids" after the fact. They could just have easily been the next serial-killer tag team.

It would behoove you to remember that by all accounts, Ted bundy was very polite, as was Jeffrey Dahmer and most other serial killers.

You go ahead and judge the threat level based on whether they use "sir" or "ma'am", though. I'm sure it'll work out for you.

 

[snorky18]

Elliott Firby left the post office on Tallevast Road, where he has worked the night shift as a mail sorter for the past 13 years

Is there any chance he gets in any legal trouble since it sounds like he had his .380 at the post office? Unless he parks somewhere else off post office property and leaves it in his car (which would necessitate walking around at 2AM every morning to get to your car, which also doesn't sound like a real safe habit).

Other than that sounds like a good shoot.

 

[rbernie]

Why are we still dancing in the blood when the story is over three months old?