I have decided to release this update in addition to my earlier entry. I can not believe how the media wants to keep focusing on this young man's minor marijuana violation. Why not also talk about former president Bill Clinton admitting that as a mature college student he chose to smoke marijuana. As far as the arm chair security experts that want to keep second guessing why Christopher had to shoot assailant, let me break this down for you. First of all, Christopher was aware of the fact that there were multiple assailants. He had seen an indicator of a potential situation developing, and was assessing it as he went back to grab his cell phone to call 911. When he heard the screams of the woman, it was at that time that he retrieved his weapon from the console of his vehicle. Secondly, with all of the pistol whippings and shootings of compliant victims that have gone on during violent robberies in Orange County as well as surrounding counties, when he saw the assailant beating the woman clerk violently as she was screaming frantically for someone to help her, it is easy to understand why he would believe that this was what was occurring. You need to keep in mind that this all went down in a matter of seconds, and when confronted with such a violent situation already in progress that may call for lethal force, there isn't much time to make a decision, and indecision could get you killed, as well as the innocent victim who the crime is being perpetrated on. Gun Shy has a saying that may offend the apologists for the violent criminal element in our society, but I will present it for those who have a real world understanding of these types situations that may require force on force. "He who shoots first accurately wins." It should also be noted that in other media sources it was reported that the assailant had a five inch knife in his back pocket in addition to the bottle that he was violently beating the unarmed woman clerk with, which could have ended her life. Maybe the judicial system that continues to release these violent offenders back onto the streets to wreak havoc upon the law abiding population should also be held accountable for the assailants death.
It should be noted, that the Ocoee incident made The Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog.
Read the latest article and watch the store video of the attack.
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I am Steve and posted a comment on channel 9 right before you, regarding the Ocoee, Florida Kangaroo store shooting. I have received training from the very competent instructors at Shoot Straight Apopka and from NRA instructors to obtain my CWP. I wanted to make sure I was trained from several different perspectives. The NRA instructors I have been trained by, do however, teach and require right or left hand shooting in case of an injury or pure necessity before advanced certification. It appears that Chris may have had that same training based on the video. I Commend Chris on his actions and accuracy.
Maybe we can meet up at Shoot Straight and heat-um-up some time.
Keep-em hot
Steve
Thanks for your comment Steve. I have heard good things about the staff at Shoot Straight. I have never shot at their range, but in the future I probably will stop in to say hello. Early on in my weapons training, I was instructed that it is important to maximize all of your assets. This concept should apply to all combat arts and the weapons utilized which of course includes firearms. The only harm to the innocent victim was perpetrated by the assailant. The bottom line is that Chris placed in rounds in the zone, with no collateral damage. Hopefully there will be no charges against Chris, as in my opinion he acted in the best interest of the law abiding public of the greater Orlando area.
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