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jpak

(41,742 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:09 AM Apr 2013

(unarmed) Bar Harbor store owner recounts subduing gun-wielding robber

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/24/news/hancock/bar-harbor-store-owner-subdues-gun-wielding-robber/

BAR HARBOR, Maine — The owner of the Town Hill Market is cut and bruised but otherwise unharmed after wrestling with and subduing a man he said entered the store with a gun and demanded money Wednesday morning.

Richard Simis said two shots were fired from the would-be robber’s pistol during the struggle but that no one was shot. After overpowering the man, Simis held him at knife point and flagged down a passing motorist who then called the police.

According to local police, the alleged robber is Chris Stevens, 39, of Millinocket. He has been arrested on a charge of robbery and taken to the Hancock County Jail. Other charges may be pending, police said.

The incident happened around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday as Simis was alone in the market about to open it up for the day. The business owner said he had turned on the store’s ovens and lights and was standing at the cash register when the man came through the back door wearing a mask, hooded sweatshirt, latex gloves, and duct tape over his shoes and around his wrists. The man also had a roll of duct tape in one hand, he said.

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But...but...but....

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(unarmed) Bar Harbor store owner recounts subduing gun-wielding robber (Original Post) jpak Apr 2013 OP
I fail to see your...point. Wrong forum, anyway. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #1
You don't need a gun to subdue a bad guy with a gun jpak Apr 2013 #2
depends gejohnston Apr 2013 #3
The owner used a weapon... actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #4
You don't need a knife, either, you precious daffodil. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #6
You can steer a car with your feet if you want to kudzu22 Apr 2013 #13
Sometimes the unarmed person can get lucky. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #14
Some people have to write parodies sylvi Apr 2013 #5
It's so much better... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2013 #8
good for him. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #7
Title is a bit misleading. ManiacJoe Apr 2013 #9
Tiny Tim over here gardening again? Eleanors38 Apr 2013 #10
sorry, couldn't resist. gejohnston Apr 2013 #11
The obvious question is ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #12
unarmed people are welcome to take their chances. ileus Apr 2013 #15

jpak

(41,742 posts)
2. You don't need a gun to subdue a bad guy with a gun
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:43 AM
Apr 2013

and this is the perfect place for this...my Delicate Flower friend...

gejohnston

(17,502 posts)
3. depends
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:49 AM
Apr 2013

but given the number of media accounts of this vs number of defense gun uses, I would say his approach happens less often than defensive sword uses.
I'm glad it worked for him.

actslikeacarrot

(464 posts)
4. The owner used a weapon...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 09:51 AM
Apr 2013

...to subdue another person with a weapon. Glad it worked out for him. And those that aren't strong enough or fast enough to take on an attacker? Are they SOL?

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)
6. You don't need a knife, either, you precious daffodil.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 10:19 AM
Apr 2013

Knives are killing machines.

Why not a can of beans?

GreenStormCloud

(12,072 posts)
14. Sometimes the unarmed person can get lucky.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 08:11 PM
Apr 2013

Sometimes you can beat the house in Vegas.

But in both cases the odds are strongly against you.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,470 posts)
8. It's so much better...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 03:21 PM
Apr 2013

...to lead by example. Nietzsche said, "At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." I would add, "At other times, while the cause itself is reason enough, the weary, stale, flat and unprofitable arguments of the insipid are both sad and amusing.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
9. Title is a bit misleading.
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:00 PM
Apr 2013

While the owner started off unarmed, he armed himself with a knife (deadly weapon) the first chance he got during the hand-to-hand combat. Not a bad choice since guns are more effective at distance.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
12. The obvious question is ...
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 08:48 PM
Apr 2013

... what if the gun-wielding robber had concealed a quantity of Kryptonite on his person?

Our heroic "less than gun-wielding" defender would have been powerless to stop him.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
15. unarmed people are welcome to take their chances.
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 10:36 PM
Apr 2013

My life and the lives of my family aren't worth taking unnecessary chances.

Stay safe and carry on.

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