Let's see, that's mushrooms, pepperoni and... hollowpoints!

David Scott

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Dec 25, 2000 - 03:49 PM
Pizzeria manager shoots 2 robbers
BRENNA R. KELLY
of The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA - Two would-be robbers had the tables turned on them Saturday night when the manager of a pizza restaurant shot the pair.

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said two men, each carrying a gun, entered Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs at 8802 Rocky Creek Drive just after 11 p.m. and ordered two employees onto the floor. They then told the manager to open the cash register.

As manager Dan Jones, 36, opened the register drawer, he grabbed a .44-caliber Magnum and fired at the robbers. Both were hit and ran from the store to a waiting white Buick, said sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter. The driver took the pair to Town & Country Hospital, then sped away, authorities said.

Aaron Baker, 19, was transferred to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was in critical condition after surgery Sunday morning. Joseph Mumaw, 21, was in stable condition at Town & Country. Both men were charged with armed robbery.

About 1 a.m., deputies found the driver and the Buick, which was reported stolen from Pinellas County, Carter said.

Christopher Brookhouser, 24, was arrested at the apartment the three men share at 10802 W. Hillsborough Ave. He was charged with armed robbery and grand theft auto.

This was not Baker and Mumaw's first encounter with police. On May 12, Baker was charged with being a felon in possession of a gun, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of the drug ecstasy. He was released June 22 on $3,500 bail. In August, he was charged with uttering a forged instrument and petty theft. Baker is serving 4 1/2 years probation on those charges, records show.

Mumaw is on felony probation until 2003. In 1997, he was convicted of armed burglary, stealing a gun, stealing a car, burglary and being a felon in possession of a handgun. In January 1998, he was sentenced to two years in prison on those charges. He was released in March 1999.
 
As manager Dan Jones, 36, opened the register drawer, he grabbed a .44-caliber Magnum and fired at the robbers.

A .44 mag? Why didn't he keep a real gun hidden in the register instead of that sissy mouse gun?

Mumaw is on felony probation until 2003. In 1997, he was convicted of armed burglary, stealing a gun, stealing a car, burglary and being a felon in possession of a handgun. In January 1998, he was sentenced to two years in prison on those charges. He was released in March 1999.

Anyone else think that a sentence of two years (of which only one was served) was ridiculously lenient for this? No wonder the guy was up to the same thing again: crime does pay.

pax

"Criminal arrestees experience high levels of firearm victimization. Over half report being threatened with a gun and 42 percent have been shot at with a gun." -- National Institutes of Justice. NIJ Research Preview: Arrestees and Guns: Monitoring the Illegal Firearms Market, September 1995
 
What a shame that the perps lived. Now the manager will be sued, and his life forever ruined.

Life in the USSA. Gotta love it....
 
I need further info. I know a Dane Jones out of the Tampa area and he liked his magnum wheelguns. Correct age.

It isn't a mousegun and it isn't a wonder 9.
 
"Criminal arrestees experience high levels of firearm victimization. Over half report being threatened with a gun and 42 percent have been shot at with a gun." -- National Institutes of Justice. NIJ Research Preview: Arrestees and Guns: Monitoring the Illegal Firearms Market, September 1995

snif, snif, boo hoo Too bad they were able to report this victimization. I would call that a hazard of their chosen profession. Poor little criminal. Let's all feel sorry for them now. Now, "victimization" Are we supposed to feel sorry for this scum? How many of you have ever used a can of bug spray to kill ants or roaches?
Bug Spray = gun, cockroaches= the bad guy.

Instructions for use: Aim atbad guy and shoot until he is dead or dying. Pest problem taken care of !!!!

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Why do peoples lives always have to be ruined...why do innocent people have to use there own money for lawyers to fight law suits ,after justified shootings?..We should be able to get public defenders as well...the violent felon gets free representation....and the person that was robbed and almost murdered have to use their own money...the system SUCKS!!!!!
 
Thanks, but no thanks! I have seen the "free representation", and I'll just scrape up the cash to hire my own attorney.
 
Instructions for use: Aim atbad guy and shoot until he is dead or dying.

Just some friendly advice, AC's&45's: I sincerely hope you never end up killing a perp on the street. Making comments like this in public could very well come back to haunt you in court if you ever end up using your weapon. Not to mention 'shoot until dead or dying' will put you in the cage, as well. If you're truly serious about snuffing someone and not just using your weapon to protect yourself, that's where you'll deserve to be. Repeat after me: "Shoot to stop. Shoot to stop." I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're just exagerating because you're passionate about this. But hyperbole in this environment should be used very carefully. Some people may take you at your word.

- gabe
 
I've got an idea...

Somebody send this article to the author of that "Guns Rule in America--We're The Victims" article. He asserted that as a "card-carrying member of the media", there were never any instances of guns being used for legitimate defensive purposes and, if there were, he's certain the media'd be all over it. REally. LOL
 
I'm sure not saying that I know what the answer is, but it bothers me no end that we spend good money and liberal feel-good doctors spend great effort and resources sewing these guys back up so that they can get back out and will finally be able to kill an innocent person. How is it that the Hipocratic oath can be so blind to the death of the innocent that is caused by saving the life of a murderer so that he can kill again?

As for our rotating-door justice system, it's getting to the point that I would almost prefer vigilante justice over what passes for "justice" in this country. Most Americans simply want to live a life free from crime. Instead, America is a giant supermarket for the criminals and innocent Americans are the items stocking the shelves.
 
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