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Last week, a Florida Man — the good kind — rode to the rescue of his 24-year-old sister as her ex-boyfriend was physically abusing her. The ex-boyfriend had broken down the sister’s door, stormed inside like the big bad wolf, and beat the hell out of her. Shortly afterwards, the brother showed up and confronted the ex.
Seeing the angry brother, Mr. Big Bad Wolf pulled out a gun and pointed it at the brother and cocked it. The brother then moved off the axis of the attack, drew his own gun and shot the ex twice.
Shooting bad guys is sometimes like eating prunes…you’re not sure if one is one enough or if two is too many. In this case, two proved to be “enough” to kill the violent abuser.
“If someone points a gun at you and cocks it, you can shoot them,” Escambia County Sheriff Simmons said. https://t.co/amd4zwpXtQ
— WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) September 7, 2023
To which, the Escambia County Sheriff approved of the righteous use of force in self-defense. At a news conference, he sagely imparted this advice on the assembled media members, “If someone points a gun at you and cocks it, you can shoot them.”
From the NY Daily News . . .
Investigators said the man was the ex-boyfriend of a 24-year-old unidentified woman who lives in the home.
The man reportedly broke the woman’s door down, entered the home and struck her “several times,” according to the sheriff’s office…
Investigators said another argument broke out when the brother arrived, and the ex-boyfriend pulled out a gun and aimed it at the brother.
“At one point, the male that forced entry into the trailer pulled out a handgun, pointed it at her brother and cocked it,” the sheriff said.
The woman’s brother was also armed, and he fired two shots at the man, killing him.
Another life saved by the judicious use of a personal defense weapon. If you’re wondering, armed self-defense happens about 1.6 million times a year, usually without anyone pulling a trigger. Hopefully the woman and her brother will be okay after this terrible incident and won’t face threats of retribution from the abusive ex’s friends or family.
