In Columbus, Ohio, an armed man burst into a motel room and demanded money from the six people inside. He didn't get a dime because a great-grandmother, age 70, pulled her .357-caliber handgun from her purse and shot the man, who was wanted in St. Louis County, right in the chest. He died in the parking lot. Authorities don't plan to file charges against the woman, possibly because they are terrified of her.
Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Thanks for the "hat tip" James. I thought some of the more dedicated readers of this blog would get a chuckle out of this.
Posted by: cripjak | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 09:53 AM
Thanks, cripjak, this was an interesting story!
Posted by: James Hart | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:04 AM
I like it.
Posted by: Chuck Rizzo | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Go Granny go !!!
Posted by: The Beach Boys | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:24 AM
.357...she went old-school on him.
Posted by: Brad | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM
String her up. She is a murderer. End of discussion.
Posted by: Mike | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 02:01 PM
Make my day, punk.
Posted by: Theoblade | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 02:39 PM
Mike, I assume that you are being sarcastic?
Posted by: Shifty | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 03:09 PM
If you're going to shoot, shoot to kill. Granny always was a deadeye.
Posted by: Nemesis | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 03:53 PM
Kind of gives me a semi,,,,,,,,
Posted by: 146 | Monday, October 26, 2009 at 05:43 PM
Hmmm...looks like he's stopped breathing.
Someone should give him CPR!
Uh, I'M not giving him CPR!
Does anyone know how to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?
Not me! Me neither, nice shot, Granny, you centered him up good!
Posted by: kctruth | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 01:29 AM
"If you're going to shoot, shoot to kill."
No. You shoot to stop the threat. Once the threat ends, you stop shooting.
And no, this is not a matter of semantics, according to the law.
Posted by: Elrond of Rivendell | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 09:12 AM