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You never hear good news about guns

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Topic: You never hear good news about guns
Posted By: BeltFed
Subject: You never hear good news about guns
Date Posted: August/22/2012 at 15:50
This happened almost 2 weeks ago, and if not for a network of friends, I wouldn't know about it.
 
A friend of mine that is a big impoter and dealer in firearms, lives in a rural area in south central Ky., and his buisness is on his property.
He came home late one afternoon with his wife. When he got into his house he was confronted by a man dressed in camofloge and a mask. With a fake hispanic accent the man said he was there to rob him and he was serious. At that point the intruder shot my friend in the leg. My friend, who is a combat veteran and a cancer survivor then ran to his bedroom and retrieved a semiauto AK-47. There was an exchange of gunfire between my friend and the intruder. My friend was shot in the stomach, but only after he had shot the intruder, and then shot the intruder again after being shot in the stomach. The intruder died at the scene. My friend was transported to the hospital by STAT Flight where he is expected to make a full recovery.
 
The news media in my area will report every murder, highway death, and shooting in the state, BUT I never heard one mention of this on the news. Had my friends not contacted me, I would not have known about this until maybe the fall MG Shoot.
 
How come the news media never covers stories where a gun in the hands of a law abiding citizen saves the day?
 
Oh, I have enough details that I have not shared, to know that the intruder's intent was to kill my friend and his wife.


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Posted By: SVT_Tactical
Date Posted: August/22/2012 at 15:58
glad they are ok but the news channels blows huge donkey chunks!

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Posted By: cheaptrick
Date Posted: August/22/2012 at 16:18
"With a fake hispanic accent" Stare

Wow...what a story. Glad your friend is expected to make a full recovery. God speed! 


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Posted By: Son of Ed
Date Posted: August/22/2012 at 16:55
Good for your friend. 

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Posted By: Alan Robertson
Date Posted: August/23/2012 at 18:48
You see, if you grease the wheels, you can keep them from squeaking.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/22/labor-department-spent-500g-in-stimulus-funds-on-ads-during-olbermann-maddow/ - http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/22/labor-department-spent-500g-in-stimulus-funds-on-ads-during-olbermann-maddow/  

Ps to your friend: Good Shot!


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Posted By: tman1965
Date Posted: August/23/2012 at 18:57
Good for your friend!! And thank him on my behalf for his service please. glad to hear he is going to be ok!!Excellent

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Posted By: jonoMT
Date Posted: August/23/2012 at 20:15
Glad he was able to fight back. That is pretty sad when the media ignores a positive story like that.

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Posted By: lucytuma
Date Posted: August/24/2012 at 09:33
Glad your Friend and his wife are OK. I'm also happy to hear that justice was served.

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Posted By: 3_tens
Date Posted: September/01/2012 at 19:49
I was on the road and missed this story.Sorry your friend had to take 2 rounds. Three cheers for his HEROISM.  Excellent

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