Gun store clerk shoots robber - The Firearms Forum

satellite66 · 03-05-2009, 02:32 PM

Police: Gun store clerk shoots robber
March 4, 2009 6:35 PM |

Waukegan police said a clerk at a guns-and-ammunition store appears to have shot a man who was trying to rob the establishment this afternoon.

Officers responded at about 1:45 p.m. to Mike Schrank's Smoke 'N Gun, 2010 Washington St., to a call of a person shot, according to a police news release.

There they found a man who had been shot twice in the chest and once in the leg, and a shop clerk who had a gun trained on him, the statement said.

Witnesses told investigators that the injured man went behind the counter and argued with the clerk.

The confrontation turned physical and the clerk pulled a handgun and shot the other man, witnesses said. During the struggle, the clerk also shot himself in the hand accidentally.

The man was taken first to Vista West Medical Center in Waukegan, then to Advocated Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was taken into surgery. The clerk was taken another local hospital for treatment, police said.

Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said.

In October a 20-year-old man who held up a Waukegan grocery with a pellet gun was shot and killed by a clerk who fired at him after the robbery, as he pedaled from the scene on a bicycle. A Lake County grand jury later declined to indict the store clerk in the killing.

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graehaven · 03-05-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by satellite66

Police: Gun store clerk shoots robber
March 4, 2009 6:35 PM |

Waukegan police said a clerk at a guns-and-ammunition store appears to have shot a man who was trying to rob the establishment this afternoon.

Officers responded at about 1:45 p.m. to Mike Schrank's Smoke 'N Gun, 2010 Washington St., to a call of a person shot, according to a police news release.

There they found a man who had been shot twice in the chest and once in the leg, and a shop clerk who had a gun trained on him, the statement said.

Witnesses told investigators that the injured man went behind the counter and argued with the clerk.

The confrontation turned physical and the clerk pulled a handgun and shot the other man, witnesses said. During the struggle, the clerk also shot himself in the hand accidentally.

The man was taken first to Vista West Medical Center in Waukegan, then to Advocated Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was taken into surgery. The clerk was taken another local hospital for treatment, police said.

Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said.

In October a 20-year-old man who held up a Waukegan grocery with a pellet gun was shot and killed by a clerk who fired at him after the robbery, as he pedaled from the scene on a bicycle. A Lake County grand jury later declined to indict the store clerk in the killing.

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Good for him! One for the good guys. Hope his hand heals alright. Thanks for posting some good new amidst all this depressing Obama-mania.

mrkirker · 03-05-2009, 02:43 PM

Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said.
Is it too early to nominate someone for the '09 Darwin Award?

jacksonco · 03-05-2009, 02:52 PM

Stupidity, stupidity and more stupidity. Almost every gun shoppe I have been in the guys behind the counter were armed. That is nearly as bright as robbing a drive through window at a bank.

Jeff

glocknut · 03-05-2009, 03:50 PM

Thats right up there with going into a restaurant or bar that the cops frequent and trying something. I saw that on Walker Texas Ranger one time. The guy had about 50+ guns pulled on him at the same time...

mike
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chemfantry · 03-05-2009, 03:51 PM

oh, lord. i hope the chuck norris jokes are not to follow.

glocknut · 03-05-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by chemfantry

oh, lord. i hope the chuck norris jokes are not to follow.

Ok...you asked for it...

THE TOP TEN CHUCK NORRIS FACTS:
01
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
02
Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.
03
Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.
04
If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
05
Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.
06
When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
07
Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck Norris met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.
08
Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life there.
09
They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take sh*t from anybody.
10
A blind man once stepped on Chuck Norris' shoe. Chuck replied, "Don't you know who I am? I'm Chuck Norris!" The mere mention of his name cured this man blindness. Sadly the first, last, and only thing this man ever saw, was a fatal roundhouse delivered by Chuck Norris.

mike
gn

satellite66 · 03-05-2009, 03:58 PM

This one is great.

They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take sh*t from anybody.

artabr · 03-05-2009, 04:03 PM

Chuck broke out some Norrisisms on Glenn Becks show the other day.

The story should have read 2 shots to the chest, 1 to the head.

Art

artabr · 03-05-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by satellite66

This one is great.

They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take sh*t from anybody.

I had some John Wayne TP like that one time. It was ruff and it was tuff and it wouldn't take .........

Art

chemfantry · 03-05-2009, 04:08 PM

Norrisisms are on the walls of EVERY Port-a-john in the Iraq Theater of Operations. I very seriously doubt you can show me a new one.

dtlwheels · 03-05-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mrkirker

Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said.
Is it too early to nominate someone for the '09 Darwin Award?

if he lives, they do have an "Honorable Mentions" section

03-05-2009, 02:32 PM	#1
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Gun store clerk shoots robber Police: Gun store clerk shoots robber March 4, 2009 6:35 PM \| Waukegan police said a clerk at a guns-and-ammunition store appears to have shot a man who was trying to rob the establishment this afternoon. Officers responded at about 1:45 p.m. to Mike Schrank's Smoke 'N Gun, 2010 Washington St., to a call of a person shot, according to a police news release. There they found a man who had been shot twice in the chest and once in the leg, and a shop clerk who had a gun trained on him, the statement said. Witnesses told investigators that the injured man went behind the counter and argued with the clerk. The confrontation turned physical and the clerk pulled a handgun and shot the other man, witnesses said. During the struggle, the clerk also shot himself in the hand accidentally. The man was taken first to Vista West Medical Center in Waukegan, then to Advocated Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was taken into surgery. The clerk was taken another local hospital for treatment, police said. Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said. In October a 20-year-old man who held up a Waukegan grocery with a pellet gun was shot and killed by a clerk who fired at him after the robbery, as he pedaled from the scene on a bicycle. A Lake County grand jury later declined to indict the store clerk in the killing. Link __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948 -->

03-05-2009, 02:43 PM	#3
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber Police believe the man was trying to rob the store, the statement said. Is it too early to nominate someone for the '09 Darwin Award? __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.*

03-05-2009, 02:52 PM	#4
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber Stupidity, stupidity and more stupidity. Almost every gun shoppe I have been in the guys behind the counter were armed. That is nearly as bright as robbing a drive through window at a bank. Jeff

03-05-2009, 03:50 PM	#5
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber Thats right up there with going into a restaurant or bar that the cops frequent and trying something. I saw that on Walker Texas Ranger one time. The guy had about 50+ guns pulled on him at the same time... mike gn __________________ Where O where are you tonight? Why have you gone and left me alone? I searched to world over and a thought i found true love... You met another and PTThhh you were gone....

03-05-2009, 03:51 PM	#6
chemfantry V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ft. Campbell, KY Posts: 305	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber oh, lord. i hope the chuck norris jokes are not to follow. __________________ Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio.

03-05-2009, 03:58 PM	#8
satellite66 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,068	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber This one is great. They once made a Chuck Norris toilet paper, but it wouldn't take sh*t from anybody. __________________ “Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not” — Thomas Jefferson. "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of 'liberalism,' they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." - Norman Thomas, U.S. Socialist Party presidential candidate 1940, 1944 and 1948

03-05-2009, 04:03 PM	#9
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber Chuck broke out some Norrisisms on Glenn Becks show the other day. The story should have read 2 shots to the chest, 1 to the head. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

03-05-2009, 04:08 PM	#11
chemfantry V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ft. Campbell, KY Posts: 305	Re: Gun store clerk shoots robber Norrisisms are on the walls of EVERY Port-a-john in the Iraq Theater of Operations. I very seriously doubt you can show me a new one. __________________ Sancte Michael Archangele, defende nos in proelio.