| Crowbar Wielding Assailant Killed During Robbery |
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| Written by Daniel White | |
| Friday, 30 June 2006 | |
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Two men broke into a Columbus carryout store and one was killed after he allegedly menaced an 18-year-old employee who spent the night in the store after staying late to stock shelves. According to the Columbus Dispatch: The burglars broke the lock off a security gate, then smashed the front door glass to enter the store. Columbus police say it appears to be a case of self defense and the employee has not been charged. As the death occurred during the commission of a felony, the second robber has been charged with both aggravated burglary and murder. This story might have had a very different ending had the employer banned the store clerk from having a firearm for self protection. All the emotional "for the children" arguments in the world for banning guns and turning the store into a Criminal Protection Zone wouldn't have protected him had he been forced to face these two criminals unarmed. Guns in law abiding hands save lives. |