MO. MAN TRIES TO STICK UP CLERK WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A FOUR-DEPLOYMENT IRAQ WAR VET — GUESS WHO IT DOESN’T END WELL FOR

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

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Bad idea: holding up a store clerk who happens to be proficient in firearms.

Missouri store clerk and veteran Jon Alexander thwarts armed robbery with gun of his own
Jon Lewis Alexander. (news-leader.com)
Worse idea: holding up a store clerk who is not only proficient in firearms, but who also happens to be an Iraq war veteran and a former prison guard and private investigator.

Jon Lewis Alexander, 54, is no ordinary store clerk. He has worked several “high risk” jobs and served four tours of duty in Iraq during his 30 years in the U.S. military.

And his training shows.

Video surveillance from Saturday night captures the moment a would-be thief entered the Marionville, Mo., store where Alexander works. The thief hesitates for a moment and pulls a gun — but not fast enough to dissuade Alexander from pulling his own Walther PPX 9 mm handgun and sticking it in the hapless thief’s mouth.

No one was hurt and no shots were fired.

“One of the policemen told me later, ‘You’re a lucky man,’” Alexander told News-Leader.com Monday. “I said, ‘I think he (the robber) is a little luckier than I am.’ ”

The following surveillance footage comes by way of the store’s owners, Max and Jeannine Dawson:

Alexander said the man walked in smoking a cigarette, which he was promptly told to put out. The thief then reached for his gun and demanded “all the (expletive deleted) money,” News-Leader.com reports.

The veteran reacted quickly, throwing down the thief’s arm. Alexander tehn drew his own weapon and, according to the report, threatened to “blow his (expletive deleted) head off.”

Pistol at his side, the thief backed away slowly and then bolted from the store. The store clerk remembers being amused by the fact that he “didn’t even bother holstering his weapon.”

Dawson fully supports Alexander’s handling of the situation, saying “I think it’s a great thing.”

Meanwhile, the store clerk explains that he never fired a shot because the thief’s weapon was never pointed directly at him.

“If I had seen the actual barrel of the gun, I would have pulled the trigger,” he said. “My life wasn’t threatened.”

He adds that he didn’t immediately tell his wife, Pam, about the incident because he didn’t want to upset her. However, she eventually saw a copy of the surveillance footage.

“It took her a while to calm down,” he said. “But I got all kinds of lovin’ when she came home.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Sounds like the only thing worse would be walking into a police station to rob it,

[Jacque67 7,328]

This store clerk seems very uptight, a walking time bomb . I hope he is kept under surveillance . He probably has a stash of guns and is going to go postal any moment. Yikes!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

This store clerk seems very uptight, a walking time bomb . I hope he is kept under surveillance . He probably has a stash of guns and is going to go postal any moment. Yikes!

If he was a walking time bomb he would have pulled the trigger. He had every right

[lostinblue 1,989]

This store clerk seems very uptight, a walking time bomb . I hope he is kept under surveillance . He probably has a stash of guns and is going to go postal any moment. Yikes!

The man is just working like an average joe behind the counter....Perhaps you need to hold a job and get the feel of how to act in the workplace. ... He is just a regular store clerk waiting on his customers..

[Jacque67 7,328]

The man is just working like an average joe behind the counter....Perhaps you need to hold a job and get the feel of how to act in the workplace. ... He is just a regular store clerk waiting on his customers..

The article clearly states he is no average store clerk. Putting a gun in somebody's mouth is way over the to. He isn't even the owner. I wouldn't be surprised he is suffering from PTSD.

If he was a walking time bomb he would have pulled the trigger. He had every right

He hasn't crossed the line yet. Only a matter of time.

[lostinblue 1,989]

[Penny Lane 8,159]

To quote himher:

There is nothing special about this story. Next.

Though, that was in a story where a gun was used for bad, not for good. Those are different.

Edited September 4, 2013 by Penny Lane

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

**** One post removed for name calling. Stay civil or do not post. *****

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Veterans find the "walking time bomb" comment offensive.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Veterans find the "walking time bomb" comment offensive.

Why? I think this guy's reaction was extreme to say the least and I think the government should pay for his mental health care.

I am positive there are many vets from wars who have received little help, adjusting to civilian life, despite making great personal sacrifices for their counties. I don't think this vet should be glorified, he should be given free treatment IMHO.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Why?

It is insulting.

I think this guy's reaction was extreme to say the least and I think the government should pay for his mental health care.

I am positive there are many vets from wars who have received little help, adjusting to civilian life, despite making great personal sacrifices for their counties. I don't think this vet should be glorified, he should be given free treatment IMHO.

PTSD takes many forms, not just the caricature presented in such movies as Rambo and Lethal Weapon. Yes, the taxpayers should pay to treat any service related condition.

[Jacque67 7,328]

It is insulting.

PTSD takes many forms, not just the caricature presented in such movies as Rambo and Lethal Weapon. Yes, the taxpayers should pay to treat any service related condition.

I have never seen Rambo or Lethal Weapon.

I never implied all vets were walking time bombs, I was simply stating that in my opinion it is over the top to put a gun in a store robber's mouth, hence I think this particular person a possible future threat. Read what I write, and don't twist my comments please.

[lostinblue 1,989]

Man pulls a gun on you in a robbery ... and you have no right to defend yourself? The army vet is the bad guy ..liberal logic 101

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Why? I think this guy's reaction was extreme to say the least and I think the government should pay for his mental health care.

I am positive there are many vets from wars who have received little help, adjusting to civilian life, despite making great personal sacrifices for their counties. I don't think this vet should be glorified, he should be given free treatment IMHO.

Someone tried to rob you at gun point and using a gun to defend yourself is extreme?

Well one thing about this forum. I get surprised every day

I have never seen Rambo or Lethal Weapon.

I never implied all vets were walking time bombs, I was simply stating that in my opinion it is over the top to put a gun in a store robber's mouth, hence I think this particular person a possible future threat. Read what I write, and don't twist my comments please.

Actually the guy was very restrained. He should have pulled the trigger