Clippings From the Fridge is a regular series here, inspired by the Two Nuns, One Gun story. These are wacky true news stories straight from the insanity fringe of society.
Soldier pulls gun on would-be robbers
JAKOB RODGERS
THE GAZETTE
Colorado Springs -- A soldier sent two would-be robbers running late Tuesday night by pulling out his own handgun and firing it.
Neither of the robbers appeared to have been hit. The soldier fired his gun toward the ground, said Colorado Springs police Sgt. Dave Gilman.
“This was kind of his warning shot to them,” Gilman said.
The soldier - who recently transferred from Fort Hood in Texas - and his wife were walking in a neighborhood southeast of Chelton Road and Pikes Peak Avenue just before 10:30 p.m. when two masked men approached them and ordered the couple to the ground.
One of the men appeared to be armed with a machete, Gilman said.
The soldier “turned the tables” on the robbers when he pulled out his gun, sending the men fleeing, Gilman said.
The soldier told police he held off firing his gun until one of the men appeared to turn around and reach for his waistband, Gilman said.
Though it worked for the soldier Tuesday evening, police do not encourage people to fight would-be robbers.
“Your best bet is just to comply, because it’s not worth getting hurt or killed over a wallet or something like that,” Gilman said.
The two robber dudes now know you don't bring a machete to a gun fight.
"Your best bet is to comply". I don't know, is that your best bet these days? Maybe it's time to bring vigilantism back. I carry my BB gun where ever I go and now squirrels live in fear of me.
By the way, KRDO.com out of Colorado had this in their account of the above story: Police say the couple believes the men were Hispanic based on their accents but their faces were covered. Don't know why Gazette.com did not add that little tidbit.
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