Concealed carrier shoots would-be hostage taker in Orrville, Ala.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Kevin McLaughlin of Orrville, Ala. walked in the Dollar General in his hometown around 12:45 p.m. last Thursday, pulled out a pistol and forced the cashier and a customer to start making their way toward the break room.

Unfortunately for the would-be hostage taker, Marlo Ellis, also from Orrville, was the customer.

As Ellis was being escorted at gun point to the break room, he waited until just the right moment, pulled out a legally concealed pistol of his own and shot McLaughlin in the chest, killing him.

http://yellowhammernews.com/statepolitics/concealed-carrier-shoots-hostage-taker-orrville-ala/

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://yellowhammernews.com/statepolitics/concealed-carrier-shoots-hostage-taker-orrville-ala/

Uh -OH

Great day for justice in america

[Karee 4,190]

This is another example if why there will never be any meaningful gun control in this country. People have them that shouldn't have them. Until that minor detail is resolved, forget it.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

This is another example if why there will never be any meaningful gun control in this country. People have them that shouldn't have them. Until that minor detail is resolved, forget it.

But in Liberal bizzaro world we would take the gun of the person who defended himself.

[Merle 458]

In liberal bizzaro world the liberal would rather be shot and killed instead of being able to defend himself just to prove the point that guns are bad.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

But in Liberal bizzaro world we would take the gun of the person who defended himself.

But why should a man have the right to defend himself or his family? Murderers and criminals are people too, and their rights are more important than the victims. Personally I think it would be better if only criminals had guns, then the victims wouldn't be tempted to fight back. Overall deaths would go down because now only victims will be shot instead of bad guys.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Here is his obituary

Kevin Oxford McLaughlin, 37, of Orrville, Alabama passed away on January 16, 2014. He was born in Selma, Alabama on April 5, 1976.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Randolph Oxford and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee McLaughlin.

Oxford is survived by his daughter Margaret Elizabeth McLaughlin and his son Caine Oxford McLaughlin of Selma, his parents, Donald and Leah (Buddy) McLaughlin of Orrville, his sister Susan McLaughlin Hughes and her husband Trent of Monroeville, his brother, Randolph Bain McLaughlin and his wife Kelly of Orrville, and three nephews.

Oxford graduated from Morgan Academy and went on to graduate from Troy University. He will be remembered for being a devoted son, brother and father. He enjoyed spending time on the family farm with his family and friends. He taught his children how to enjoy his love of God, family, friends and his hobby of hunting.

Funeral services will be at Orrville Baptist Church on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in New Live Oak Cemetery under the direction of Lawrence-Brown Service Funeral Home. Pastor Stephen Rutherford will officiate the service. The family will receive friends at Orrville Baptist Church an hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Pearson Rogers, Ken Carmichael, Hugh Hobbs, Ford Hoke, Terry Gibson, Tripp Bowie, Michael Moseley, and Jamie Bender. Honorary pallbearers will be David Pearce, Jr., Steve Todd, David Summerlin, Richard Ware, Brad Utsey and Rick Schober.

Read more: http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2014/01/18/oxford-mclaughlin/#ixzz2rBreqEJl

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

See how simple this was? Gun nut (a real one, not like the idiots here call everyone who owns a gun) pulls a gun to rob a store (or worse), a law-abiding citizen saves the state lots of money in court costs and prisoner upkeep.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why did the guy try to rob the store?

[lostinblue 1,989]

Why did the guy try to rob the store?

man had a death wish....It was granted

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

He was suicidal and wanted to be shot? Where does it say that?

This was a university educated chistian family man. Does it strike noone else as strange that he would try to rob a store?

Edited January 23, 2014 by Papa Lazarou

[Rich and Wen 101]

I agree that the outcome here was favorable to everyone but the perpetrator. Ideal results. And it does argue that concealed carry is a good thing.

However, I hope you are as diligent in posting stories where the perpetrator 'gets the drop' on a victim, and uses the victim's own concealed carry gun to commit his crimes.

Or when a car is broken into, and the gun is stolen, and now yet another gun is in the hands on the bad guys. Or any one of perhaps a dozen other negative outcomes.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

In and of itself the story proves nothing.

[Ban Hammer 13,344]

Why did the guy try to rob the store?

well usually it's for money.....

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Why did a university educated Christian family man need to rob a store for money?