Local Media Stunned That Good Guy Could Legally Shoot Bad Guy

By Bob Owens

A female Knoxville convenience store clerk is very lucky that her male friend was at the right place at the right time. The man was sitting in his parked vehicle when he noticed an armed robber force the clerk behind the counter at gunpoint. The male friend retrieved his own handgun from his vehicle and quickly ended the threat:

Officers responded to the Breadbox located on the 6200 block of Asheville Highway around 2:35 a.m after receiving a call that shots had been fired.

When officials arrived, they found Tamon J. Stapleton, 18, dead with a gunshot wound. Police say Stapleton, armed with a 9mm handgun, had entered the store and was forcing the female clerk behind the counter at gunpoint.

A male friend of the clerk, who was outside the store in his parked vehicle, witnessed the attempted robbery, retrieved his handgun, entered the store and fired one shot, hitting Stapleton.

The most surprising part of the article?

Local news media seemed stunned that it is perfectly legal to defend the life of a third party without being a sworn law enforcement officer.

WATE 6 On Your Side wanted to find out if that was legal so we reached out to Knox County’s …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms