Posted January 2, 2017 6:47 pm by Comments

By Bob Owens

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A pair of armed robbers targeted the wrong man in a South Side neighborhood Friday in Chicago, sending one into a dead sprint and the other to the morgue.

A man with a concealed-carry license fatally shot a would-be robber in Chatham Friday afternoon, sources said.

The 23-year-old man was walking in the 8200 block of South Ingleside about 1:54 p.m. when another male pulled out a gun and tried to rob him, according to police.

A fight broke out and the 23-year-old, who was licensed to carry a firearm, pulled out his own gun and shot the would-be robber in the head, killing him, sources said.

The concealed carrier was shot in the hip during the exchange of shots, but was brought to an area hospital and stabilized. The other robber saw his buddy’s head turned into a canoe and decided that he had a pressing engagement across town.

What can we learn from this shooting?

Action is faster than reaction.

The crooks got the drop on the concealed carrier, but the concealed carrier was able to turn the tables when he went on offense and delivered an accurate shot to the criminal’s head. This does not necessarily mean that the concealed carrier got his …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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