HCP man stops carjacking in Memphis

[mac12]

A 64 year old mans draws and fires on would-be carjacker.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/apr/22/crime-report-man-shoots-carjacker/

[molonlabetn]

Good for him!

This would have (and does) have the opposite outcome in places like Chicago...

[Magiccarpetrides]

Thats freakin awesome.

[saintsfanbrian]

I used to work over there. That is right near the Fed-Ex Ground Hub. Nice to know the neighborhood hasn't changed. This is why I carried every day even though policy said no.

[ZenDog]

Woohoo! Go dude. That bad guy might have been hit, and might remember the event in the future. Might not.

The readers comments in the Commercial Appeal are overwhelmingly supportive of the HCP holder.

[memphismason]

I sure am proud of this gentleman.

[Fallguy]

Good for him!!!

[strickj]

Anybody see the video

http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/attempted-carjacking

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

Anybody see the video

http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/attempted-carjacking

I tried to watch it, but it didn't work in IE or Firefox.

[Fallguy]

I tried to watch it, but it didn't work in IE or Firefox.

I had to reload the page several times before I could see it. (In IE)

[Guest bluecanary25]

Gutterboy,

The video link worked for me......

Might check your IE security settings.......

[-boatman-]

Thats the kind of story I like to read but we seem to hear very few of them.

The video worked fine for me.

[Guest nraforlife]

Good for him but - "Todd takes cover behind the pumps as he fires at a dodging suspect..."

Gas pumps and shooting usually don't mix. He's lucky he didn't blow himself up.

Still proud of him, an older ram among the sheep.

Edited April 22, 2008 by nraforlife

[KahrMan]

Great story.

[Guest kwikrnu]

That incompetent old man shouldn't be carrying in the first place. He couldn't even hit the bad guy.

[Guest dotsun]

He probably doesn't practice regularly.

[molonlabetn]

He used his weapon successfully, because he survived unharmed (mostly due to luck, I must admit), I hope that this was a lesson for him to prepare better to make hits under stress... I do wonder where his shots went...

[Guest kwikrnu]

He used his weapon successfully, because he survived unharmed (mostly due to luck, I must admit), I hope that this was a lesson for him to prepare better to make hits under stress... I do wonder where his shots went...

Especially that 20-30 foot shot across the lot while the bad guy was running. There is no need for that crap.

I'd bet if he had a big desert eagle strapped to his chest the bad guy wouldn't even have bothered him.

One shot probably went into his truck.

[Guest CrazyLincoln]

Especially that 20-30 foot shot across the lot while the bad guy was running. There is no need for that crap.

I'd bet if he had a big desert eagle strapped to his chest the bad guy wouldn't even have bothered him.

One shot probably went into his truck.

I vote Voldemort official mall ninja of the board.

[Guest GoldIngot]

He definitely needs more practice but absolutely good for him for being prepared. I'm glad no one else was hurt especially with that shot across the parking lot. I guess he got caught up in the moment and wasn't thinking clearly. I can see that happening to many people (maybe even me?)

[towerclimber37]

I vote Voldemort official mall ninja of the board.

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I'm glad the guy didn't get injured and more than happy that the carjacker didn't get his truck!

[Guest kwikrnu]

I'm not sure I qualify as a mall ninja.

I don't wear crazy clothes.

I don't carry a knife.

I just carry one gun w/o extra magazines.

I don't take karate classes.

I've never had to draw my handgun.

I've never had the urge to be in law enforcement or a security guard or PI or repo man or a jail guard, etc.

I don't hoard ammo.

I don't have an evil black rifle.

I think zombies are made up and only exist in the movies.

Edited April 22, 2008 by kwikrnu

[-boatman-]

He definitely needs more practice but absolutely good for him for being prepared. I'm glad no one else was hurt especially with that shot across the parking lot. I guess he got caught up in the moment and wasn't thinking clearly. I can see that happening to many people (maybe even me?)

I agree. How does anyone know, even with lots of practice, how they will react when faced with something like this. I like to think I would do better but the truth is I just don't know.

[Guest bkelm18]

That incompetent old man shouldn't be carrying in the first place. He couldn't even hit the bad guy.

And you could? He needs practice, yes. What he doesn't need is an armchair-commando who wasn't there second guessing what happened.

I vote Voldemort official mall ninja of the board.

I second.

Edited April 22, 2008 by bkelm18

[Mike.357]

The entire thing would have been preventable if the HCP man had been wearing his badge alerting the badguy to who he was dealing with.