Melbourne store owner shoots, wounds robber

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

MELBOURNE — A 70-year-old convenience store owner shot at two men who robbed him at his business Tuesday evening, injuring at least one of them.

Melbourne police said that at about 6:30 p.m. two men entered Gloco Grocery and Soul Food Deli at the corner of South Harbor City Boulevard and Jernigan Avenue and ordered food.

At one point, there was talk of exchanging a $50 bill for change with the owner of the store, identified by Melbourne police as Willie Byrd.

"Then, one of them pulled a small-caliber gun on (Byrd)," said Cmdr. Ron Bell of Melbourne police. The robbers then grabbed for an undisclosed amount of cash.

While all this was going on, Byrd reached for a .357-caliber gun and started shooting at the two robbers, police said.


http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091118/NEWS01/911180352/Melbourne-store-owner-shoots--wounds-robber

[Io-Ra]

1. Too bad Mr. Byrd wasn't a better shot.

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[Botany]

2. quit spamming the board

n/t

[Io-Ra]

4. you

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[Fire_Medic_Dave]

7. If you have a problem with a post feel free to alert on it.

[spin]

10. Why are you upset that Dave posts stories that usually show guns...

can be used for self defense?

I always find them interesting and often educational. The discussions often include comments on how the incident could have been avoided and criticism on how the good guy handled the situation.

It gives people who own firearms for self defense a chance to consider how they wold react in the same situation.

[Botany]

3. Spam monster

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[Katya Mullethov]

5. Yo Holmes

Can ya break a 50 ?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

6. Posting multiple stories that by the rules belong in the Gun Forum is not spamming.

[Katya Mullethov]

12. Things that one does not wish to see are considered SPAM

Wish in one hand , and shit in the other as gramps would say .....

[Euromutt]

8. "Discussion of ... the use of firearms for self-defense belong in the Guns forum."

That's what it says right here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=118&topic_id=95935&mesg_id=95935

Personally, I find Dave's penchant for flooding us with a half-dozen new threads twice a week that few people show an interest in a bit annoying myself, but the fact that he does so is due in no small part to opponents of private ownership of firearms posting stories of every incident of some innocent getting shot. And given the purpose of this forum, Dave is on firmer ground than they are.

[PavePusher]

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For the record, I almost always glance at FMD's posts. Go, Citizens!

[rrneck]

11. lol Let me know when the IPO hits. nt