Off-Duty Cop Runs Into On-Duty Robber — Concealed Carry Pays Off Big In NYC

By James England

JAMAICA, NEW YORK — An armed robber tried to stick up an off-duty police officer outside a Dunkin Donuts in Jamaica, New York. Thankfully, that police officer has the privilege of carrying concealed and he had his trusty wheel gun holstered inside the waistband. He was able to draw and shoot the robber, resulting in the robber’s death.

According to the Times Ledger, the off-duty officer was not in uniform and likely just walking down the block to get a cup of coffee when he was confronted outside the store. The robber was armed with an illegally-obtained handgun. While the police officer was able to shoot the robber, he had to be taken to the hospital after he began to experience heart palpitations. This is probably the unfortunate result of that electrifying jolt the autonomic nervous system gives a person in an absolute “fight or flight” situation.

The robber died at the scene before he could be taken to the hospital and the police have not charged the police officer with any wrongdoing.

While it’s great to see at least one concealed carrier wandering around New York City, it’s unfortunate that if it had been literally anyone else, that armed robber …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation