Exercising the Right
“He Shot My Arm Off!”
USA Today reported on August 3 about a shooting that illustrated the benefits of elderly citizens owning firearms. The story involved a convenience store in Riverside County, California, where the 80-year-old store owner was working behind the counter. Surveillance video showed four hooded assailants armed with long guns run into the store in an obvious attempt to rob it. The quick-thinking octogenarian behind the counter didn’t waste any time before he pulled out a shotgun and opened fire at the advancing thugs. The blast terrified the criminals, who quickly ran from the store. One of the men, injured from the store owner’s shotgun blast, repeatedly yelled “he shot my arm off!”
The store owner, later identified as Craig Cope, told CBS LA, “I would always protect my employees, my customers, myself. This instance, fortunately, I was here by myself, so I only had to worry about that. I took care of it and that was that.”
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department issued a press release stating, “In this case, a lawfully armed member of our community prevented a violent crime and ensured their own safety, while being confronted with multiple armed suspects.”
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