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Please excuse the rather long post and I will make the story as short as possible, but I think that this is a story worth telling. I know that during my time here that members of this forum of been more than supportive of fellow shooters and firearm owners.
A little bit of background information:
I live in Georgia where concealed carry is allowed and where most law enforcement support the right to do so. The area that I live in has a population of about 105,000 or so. I am in law enforcement and also a competitive shooter and have been both for more than twenty years. I have a long history of involvement with firearms; having had a father whom built custom handguns for more than thirty years and having shot my first 1911 when I was but four years old.
I have a friend named Robbie King whom I met in the early to mid eighties while doing some competitive shooting. Robbie was one of the regulars of the shooting crowd during that time. Eventually Robbie sort of drifted away from shooting competitively, as many of us do from time to time.
A week or two ago Robbie stopped by a local pawn shop at about 9:00 in the morning, just to visit. (Robbie at one time owned a pawn business) Robbie stepped out of his truck and realized that there was someone in the pawnshop behind the counter who did not belong there. Robbie unsnapped the holster that he was wearing which had his Glock Model 22 in it (Robbie always carries a firearm). Robbie then opened the door of the shop, but did not actually enter and held the door open with his foot. The individual behind the counter turned out to be a black male who was swinging his arm up and down. At this point Robbie could not see the man who was supposed to be working in the shop. Robbie hollered at the black male behind the counter, who then turned and fired three shots at Robbie. Robbie backed out the door while at the same time drawing his Glock and exchanging gunfire with the robber. (During this exchange of gunfire, the man working in the shop was able to escape out the back door of the shop. At the time Robbie entered the store, the employee was on the floor being pistol whipped by the robber.) The robber continued to shoot at from inside the store blowing out all of the plate glass windows in the process. Robbie then ducked behind a decorative type pillar at the front of the pawnshop made of Drivet (sort of a cheap version of stucco). Robbie intended to wait on the robber to exit the store before engaging in Plan B. Apparently the robber had seen Robbie go behind the pillar and fired three rounds Robbie that resulted in Robbie being hit with two of those rounds. One round hit Robbie in the upper left thigh, went through the left leg, the scrotum, and stopped in the right leg. The second round hit Robbie in the lower left torso and exited the lower, rear, right torso. The second round also clipped a kidney, the pancreas, and colon. I believe that he ended up losing about 12 inches of lower intestine in the deal too. This is getting kind of long, so I’ll try to make it quick. Robbie ended up getting two more rounds off at the robber as he ran from the store (this after having been shot). The robber was spotted by one of our uniform officers and was stopped (there were actually two robbers, the guy in the store and the one waiting in the car) which resulted in the robber bailing out of the car and shooting about 6 or 7 rounds at the officer. The uniformed officer returned fire with a Smith and Wesson 4506 and hit the offender with one round of .45 ACP in the right arm at the elbow joint. The robber continued to flee into a wooded area where he was arrested a short time later. Having been present at the arrest, I think it would be a fair statement to say that the Black Talon to the elbow sort of ended the robber’s interest in doing anymore shooting for the day.
Turns out that the robber was wanted for several other robberies during that same week and also wanted for several bank robberies in the Atlanta area. There is no doubt that Robbie saved the life of the employee in the pawnshop by having a firearm and by getting involved.
Robbie has no health insurance to cover the medical expenses due to the injuries received from having been shot twice. The law enforcement agencies have opened a fund at a local bank for accepting donations to help offset his medical expenses and anyone on this forum would like to provide a donation to one of the “good guys” would be welcome also. Please feel free to post this on some of the other forums if anyone would like to.
BE SAFE
Randy
Any donations may be sent to:
Robert E. King Benefit Fund
Account Number 80045842
Security Bank
1869 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
Link to one of the news stories: http://www.macontelegraph.com/content/macon/2000/10/03/local/1003pawnshop.htm
[This message has been edited by rkb3119 (edited October 13, 2000).]
Please excuse the rather long post and I will make the story as short as possible, but I think that this is a story worth telling. I know that during my time here that members of this forum of been more than supportive of fellow shooters and firearm owners.
A little bit of background information:
I live in Georgia where concealed carry is allowed and where most law enforcement support the right to do so. The area that I live in has a population of about 105,000 or so. I am in law enforcement and also a competitive shooter and have been both for more than twenty years. I have a long history of involvement with firearms; having had a father whom built custom handguns for more than thirty years and having shot my first 1911 when I was but four years old.
I have a friend named Robbie King whom I met in the early to mid eighties while doing some competitive shooting. Robbie was one of the regulars of the shooting crowd during that time. Eventually Robbie sort of drifted away from shooting competitively, as many of us do from time to time.
A week or two ago Robbie stopped by a local pawn shop at about 9:00 in the morning, just to visit. (Robbie at one time owned a pawn business) Robbie stepped out of his truck and realized that there was someone in the pawnshop behind the counter who did not belong there. Robbie unsnapped the holster that he was wearing which had his Glock Model 22 in it (Robbie always carries a firearm). Robbie then opened the door of the shop, but did not actually enter and held the door open with his foot. The individual behind the counter turned out to be a black male who was swinging his arm up and down. At this point Robbie could not see the man who was supposed to be working in the shop. Robbie hollered at the black male behind the counter, who then turned and fired three shots at Robbie. Robbie backed out the door while at the same time drawing his Glock and exchanging gunfire with the robber. (During this exchange of gunfire, the man working in the shop was able to escape out the back door of the shop. At the time Robbie entered the store, the employee was on the floor being pistol whipped by the robber.) The robber continued to shoot at from inside the store blowing out all of the plate glass windows in the process. Robbie then ducked behind a decorative type pillar at the front of the pawnshop made of Drivet (sort of a cheap version of stucco). Robbie intended to wait on the robber to exit the store before engaging in Plan B. Apparently the robber had seen Robbie go behind the pillar and fired three rounds Robbie that resulted in Robbie being hit with two of those rounds. One round hit Robbie in the upper left thigh, went through the left leg, the scrotum, and stopped in the right leg. The second round hit Robbie in the lower left torso and exited the lower, rear, right torso. The second round also clipped a kidney, the pancreas, and colon. I believe that he ended up losing about 12 inches of lower intestine in the deal too. This is getting kind of long, so I’ll try to make it quick. Robbie ended up getting two more rounds off at the robber as he ran from the store (this after having been shot). The robber was spotted by one of our uniform officers and was stopped (there were actually two robbers, the guy in the store and the one waiting in the car) which resulted in the robber bailing out of the car and shooting about 6 or 7 rounds at the officer. The uniformed officer returned fire with a Smith and Wesson 4506 and hit the offender with one round of .45 ACP in the right arm at the elbow joint. The robber continued to flee into a wooded area where he was arrested a short time later. Having been present at the arrest, I think it would be a fair statement to say that the Black Talon to the elbow sort of ended the robber’s interest in doing anymore shooting for the day.
Turns out that the robber was wanted for several other robberies during that same week and also wanted for several bank robberies in the Atlanta area. There is no doubt that Robbie saved the life of the employee in the pawnshop by having a firearm and by getting involved.
Robbie has no health insurance to cover the medical expenses due to the injuries received from having been shot twice. The law enforcement agencies have opened a fund at a local bank for accepting donations to help offset his medical expenses and anyone on this forum would like to provide a donation to one of the “good guys” would be welcome also. Please feel free to post this on some of the other forums if anyone would like to.
BE SAFE
Randy
Any donations may be sent to:
Robert E. King Benefit Fund
Account Number 80045842
Security Bank
1869 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
Link to one of the news stories: http://www.macontelegraph.com/content/macon/2000/10/03/local/1003pawnshop.htm
[This message has been edited by rkb3119 (edited October 13, 2000).]