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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (881713)	8/22/2015 5:52:32 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579709

Bet you think we should disarm all our police.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (881713)	8/22/2015 6:00:01 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1579709

Another “Loving Kid” Killed Committing Armed Robbery Posted by Bob Owens on August 11, 2015 at 9:33 am 16 year-old Lavauntai Broadbent was a violent teen thug with alleged gang ties who was shot and killed as he attempted the armed robbery of a concealed carrier in St. Paul, Minnesota last week. Thug culture claimed another victim recently, when 16-year-old Lavauntai Broadbent and three other young violent offenders attempted to rob a couple out enjoying a nice evening in a St. Paul, Minnesota park. One of the the two victims was a concealed carrier who reacted to the sight of Broadbent’s (illegally possessed) gun by drawing his licensed concealed weapon and firing in lawful self-defense. Four juvenile males approached the adults Friday night and one, wearing a mask and gloves, pulled a handgun and tried to rob the adults, police said. One of the victims has a permit to carry a handgun, pulled his own weapon and shot the suspect, they told police. The teenage suspect from West St. Paul died at the scene near a World War I monument at Summit Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard. Lavauntai Broadbent, who was to start 11th grade at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights in the fall, had already been on the radar of police. Broadbent pleaded guilty to a gang-related gross misdemeanor charge in May, though he denied he was a gang member, saying he’d only hung out with them, according to a juvenile petition. Broadbent’s family regarded him as sweet and funny, but said he had also become “messed up with the wrong crowd,” according to Shawn Distad, a family friend whom Broadbent called “Auntie.” “He did silly stuff, but nothing to hurt anybody and that’s what’s really confusing about this, if it is true, that he did go to rob somebody,” Distad said Monday. “That’s not his character. He was a loving kid.” The concealed carrier immediately attempted to provide first aid to Broadbent. Broadbent’s “every man for himself” criminal friends ran off, but were subsequently arrested. One thing that seems to come up consistently in the stories we post of Guns Saving Lives is that the friends and family members of young violent offenders almost universally refuse to admit—even to themselves—is that the violent offender is a violent offender. How many times have we heard from the friends and relatives of dead and injured armed robbers that “he was a good boy,” and that his violent crimes were “out of character,” even though theses young criminals almost always have prior arrests? It’s so predictable that journalists have developed a rote formula for telling the stories of their deaths: summarize the crime that got the young offender killed, mention his prior arrests, and then interview family and friends who claim that the special young snowflake was on his way to do great things, if it wasn’t for that infamous “wrong crowd” of which he was, somehow, never actually a part. Uh-huh. It’s past time that we be blunt. What we’ve taken to calling “thug culture” thrives because the lifestyle is warmly, publicly accepted, especially in some minority communities. Pathetically, “thug life” and “gangsta” culture is not just popularized, but is celebrated in music and in Hollywood. Even the President of the United States warmly interacts violent former drug dealers. Barack Obama has warm relations with Jay Z, a violent drug dealer turned entrepreneur. What sort of message does this send to our youth? Sadly, we have a President that all but encourages violent thug culture behavior, who has continually attacked law enforcement, and who has publicly supported violent criminals from Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown, both of whom were lawfully shot and killed committing violent felonies. Instead of looking inward to solve the thug culture problem, an Obama-inspired (and Marxist and socialist supported) “Black Lives Matter” movement has been created that attacks law enforcement for daring to combat this violent thug culture. The end result is that law enforcement has been all but driven from some communities, which has led to an increase in violent behavior by the thug culture people of all races should be working to eradicate. Then the same people who vilify the police cry out in anger that the very criminal culture they are encouraging has turned on them. It would be comical, if innocent people weren’t being caught in the crossfire. Unfortunately, this thug culture will persist as long as it is celebrated, defended, and even denied. Until real leaders step forward to stop this behavior, we’ll continue to see good guys with guns like this concealed carrier in St. Paul being forced into a situation where they must shoot these violent young men in order to protect their own lives, and the lives of other law-abiding citizens.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (881713)	8/22/2015 6:02:02 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1579709

Elderly Woman Pulls Gun To Thwart Two Men Attempting to Rape Her Posted by Bob Owens on August 12, 2015 at 3:16 pm An elderly California women thwarted two Democratic home invaders with the only practical tool for the job: An elderly woman took hold of a firearm to scare off two men who entered her Big Sur home and attempted to rape her on Sunday, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Around 9 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a report of an attempted home invasion in the 37000 block of Garrapatos Road, about 2 miles east of state Highway 1, sheriff’s officials said. Two men armed with knives entered the home and made their way into a bedroom, where they tried to rob and rape an elderly woman, according to sheriff’s officials. The woman was able to defend herself with a firearm, sheriff’s officials said. This is just the latest example of a firearm being used for self-defense by a law-abiding citizen who has no other viable self-defense options. So many people who complain about armed self-defense are relatively young and relatively healthy with little experience with violent crime. They delude themselves into thinking that they can either defeat an attacker with a punch or kick, which is typically something they’ve imagined, but never practiced, and certainly not against a living opponent who is likely much stronger, faster, and resistant to punches than they ever imagined. Alternately, they think they could somehow get away from an attacker, summon help that will arrive in a timely manner, or use some sort of chemical spray or other less lethal alternative at contact or near-contact distances, which again, they’ve never actually practiced. Sadly, this is based on self-delusion, and I’ve listened to survivors of violent assaults tell me how powerless they felt when they realized, too late, that they were not physically strong enough to defend themselves against an attacker. A firearm is the great equalizer. It enables a competent person to practically defend themselves when relative size, strength, and numbers are not in their favor.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (881713)	8/22/2015 6:03:20 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1579709

Man Shoots Robber In Street Fight Turned Home Invasion Posted by Bob Owens on August 13, 2015 at 11:14 am A man is dead in Lorain, Ohio after he attacked a homeowner outside his house, and then attempted to force his way inside in what authorities believe to be a robbery attempt: Lorain police say 34-year-old Glenn Smith of Elyria was killed Tuesday after he assaulted a man outside his home. Police say the assault continued inside the home and that Alejandro Melendez grabbed a gun he kept near the front door and shot Smith several times. Smith was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police think Smith intended to rob Melendez because of items found on him. Police say Melendez has cooperated with investigators and that witnesses have corroborated his account. The investigation into Smith’s death is on-going, but at this time no charges have been filed against Melendez, and the tone of the article suggests that the reporter interviewing the police didn’t seem to think charges were likely.