This is from another forum I belong to, and may have been posted here, but I didn't see it.
I thought it was worth sharing!
Mods - close it if it's a dupe.
Concealed Weapon Keeps Man Safe in Attempted Carjacking
December 6th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
/Samantha Hayes Reporting/
A Salt Lake City man says his gun saved his life today when a man
threatened to take his car. It's a story that adds fuel to the debate
over Utah's concealed weapons law.
The suspect in this case has not been caught-yet. It's probably fair to
say he'll think twice before ever threatening to steal someone's car again.
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Even when running errands, just like he was doing this morning, Mike
Taylor is on guard.
Mike Taylor, Concealed Weapon Carrier: "The police have their hands full
with everything and I don't think they could be every place at once."
So Taylor was ready when, he says, a man threatened to steal his car.
Mike Taylor: "Finally he told me he was going to kill me and take my car
for himself. At that point I felt like he was going to kill me and I
feared for my life so I drew my firearm and called police."
He never fired a shot. Clark Aposhian, Bureau of Criminal Identification
Chairman says that is what usually happens.
Clark Aposhian, Chairman BCI Board: "We have not seen any type of
pattern of abuse or escalation of these types of robberies. We haven't
seen blood in the street that a lot of my adversaries or detractors
would talk about."
Maura Carabello, with the Gun Violence Prevention Center, believes
Utah's permit laws are lax.
Maura Carabello, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah: "They could
injure themselves, often not well equipped psychologically; they often
don't know how to shoot or handle a weapon with proficiency."
She says what happened to Taylor is the best possible outcome, but not
always the norm.
Maura Carabello: "My reaction in general, though, is we are lucky. We
are lucky the permit holder is safe."
Taylor says he has carried the permit for six years; he didn't think
he'd need to use it this morning.
Mike Taylor: "I just came down to get my hair cut this morning."
I thought it was worth sharing!
Mods - close it if it's a dupe.
Concealed Weapon Keeps Man Safe in Attempted Carjacking
December 6th, 2006 @ 10:00pm
/Samantha Hayes Reporting/
A Salt Lake City man says his gun saved his life today when a man
threatened to take his car. It's a story that adds fuel to the debate
over Utah's concealed weapons law.
The suspect in this case has not been caught-yet. It's probably fair to
say he'll think twice before ever threatening to steal someone's car again.
<http://media.bonnint.net/slc/54/5490/549077.jpg>
Even when running errands, just like he was doing this morning, Mike
Taylor is on guard.
Mike Taylor, Concealed Weapon Carrier: "The police have their hands full
with everything and I don't think they could be every place at once."
So Taylor was ready when, he says, a man threatened to steal his car.
Mike Taylor: "Finally he told me he was going to kill me and take my car
for himself. At that point I felt like he was going to kill me and I
feared for my life so I drew my firearm and called police."
He never fired a shot. Clark Aposhian, Bureau of Criminal Identification
Chairman says that is what usually happens.
Clark Aposhian, Chairman BCI Board: "We have not seen any type of
pattern of abuse or escalation of these types of robberies. We haven't
seen blood in the street that a lot of my adversaries or detractors
would talk about."
Maura Carabello, with the Gun Violence Prevention Center, believes
Utah's permit laws are lax.
Maura Carabello, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah: "They could
injure themselves, often not well equipped psychologically; they often
don't know how to shoot or handle a weapon with proficiency."
She says what happened to Taylor is the best possible outcome, but not
always the norm.
Maura Carabello: "My reaction in general, though, is we are lucky. We
are lucky the permit holder is safe."
Taylor says he has carried the permit for six years; he didn't think
he'd need to use it this morning.
Mike Taylor: "I just came down to get my hair cut this morning."