norman spauldings evil clone?

Pretty easy to take sophomoric pot-shots from the safe confines of complete anonymity, isn't it, I'm with stupid? Feel free to take a position. Feel free to extend yourself in some way. Or continue to act like an infantile coward, your choice, I suppose. Me, I'd be embarrassed, but that's me.

Hey, don't pick on Norman; he is the most entertaining guy on this whole site!

Grow up, You obviously know nothing about conceled carry. Pulling a weapon is ALWAYS last resort.

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES;

You know what the neighborhood cop told me after he found out what was in my backyard(5 nuts) "if you don't have a gun.....GET ONE!"

So if you think I didn't get one, your wrong....would I shoot out the tires??? NO, but i predict i-phone hold ups will now go through the roof.

I'm sure you predict a lot of things. By the way, you're rambling and you're quite obviously suffering from dementia of some sort. Seriously, get help.

+ 1 x1000...... vlongwell has got to be the most delusional poster here.

something about a river in egypt

Yes, because HE'S NOT A COP. This isn't the wild west. Christ, the last thing we need are these lunatics pretending to protect us all while living out their Steven Segal fantasy.

Way in the wrong here. This guy was not threatened, and yet used his concealed weapon. Throw the book at him, concealed carry hand guns are for self protection against deadly force, not for property crimes.

The rule here is: Shut up until you talked to your lawyer (what? you don't have a lawyer on retainer and speeddial? give up your handgun!), and remember: The ONLY reason you unholster is because your life was in imminent danger. And the ONLY reason you fire your gun is to kill somebody, again because you are about to be killed.

Chasing after a criminal (unless he has kidnapped your daughter) is foolish. Shooting out the car tires? Unbelievably stupid. Take away his CW permit.

He was only following the lead of the PPB. C'mon people, this is Portland 2010.

We should all carry guns. I see nothing wrong with shooting people for leaving less than 15% tip on a meal or shooting shoplifters. It's less expensive than measure 11 and will save taxes allowing for more, important tax cuts.

when is attempted murder over a few phones the right thing? just tell at&t they were stolen and they would make the phone freeze up and not be able to work ever again

There is no way any person with a brain can defend this moron's actions. You don't have the right to shoot people for shoplifting. There was not physical threat. This guy should have his permit yanked forever and thrown in jail for awhile. I don't care what his intentions were he is nothing more than a crazy lunatic running around with a gun.

Then I guess you would be okay with it if his shots accidentally MURDER YOUR SPOUSE or CHILD... as long as he was trying to do the right things it is okay... let's hope he doesn't accidentally BLOW YOUR MOTHER'S BRAINS out... as you were scraping your mother's brain matter and bloodoff of the sidewalk... would you still think it okay? I bet not...

This guy is a criminal too... he deserves to be in jail and he deserves what ever happens to him in jail. He is a waste of human space.

The moron with the gun was the victim of a crime, the AT&T store was the victim. This wannabe cop is the criminal for endangering innocent lives to prove his wannabe manhood.

robvukovic -- Wrong. This man should be commended, not criticized. If more people had the guts to take action like he did, we would have a lot less crime. My husband once tackled a bank robber who had a loaded gun aimed at the teller. He got the gun away from the robber, saved the teller from harm, and what thanks did he get? The bank was mad at him. But the police told him he did the right thing, that the robber had a record of violence.

If some thief tries to steal my purse, I'm going to fight them. I may lose, but I will put up a fight. I think that's a healthy attitude to have. I won't criticize someone who doesn't fight -- some folks just aren't up to it -- but I also refuse to second-guess those who have the courage to fight back. Hooray for Roger Witter. If I'm ever in a store that's getting robbed, I hope he's there, too.

Sorry, I had to register to respond to this comment. How can you ever compare a situation where a gun is pointed directly at a person to shoplifting? That's like saying an untrained person with a gun should be able to use deadly force whether a persons life is directly in danger OR someone has stolen a Snickers from a gas station. If you think those two situations have equal weight and permit the use of deadly force then I don't know what to say. Your logic is completely lost on me.

Your comparison is not even close to valid. Gun pointed at bank teller versus thieves stealing iPhones and it's not clear they even had weapons. No comparison. Your husband didn't fire wildly in public, putting innocent people in danger of being hit by stray bullets. This guy was an idiot. We can just be glad one of his shots didn't hit someone. It's this kind of stupidity that can result in overly restrictive gun laws.