From the Baltimore Sun: Anne Arundel County police are investigating a report that an employee in a coin shop in Glen Burnie shot and killed an intruder Tuesday morning.
Officers responded to a 6:28 a.m. call Christmas morning at Arundel County Coin Shop in the 7400 block of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard and were met by an employee of the business, police said.
He told police that an intruder broke into the business while he was there, and during an altercation inside, the intruder was shot, police said. The intruder ran out of the building and collapsed, police said. Paramedics were called, and the man was pronounced dead, according to police.
Police identified the dead man as Byron Keith Phillips, 30, of Chester. The employee's name is not being released, and police indicated he is cooperating with police. It was not clear if the employee was an owner or manager.
No charges have been filed, police said. The investigation is continuing. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ar-intruder-shot-20121225,0,1937389.story
The media has had a 1 way argument against guns since the Newtown tragedy but it cannot be argued that guns do save innocent people's lives.
I'm not a gun owner and never fired a gun except when I was in the Air Force, so I really don't have a dog in this fight. But I think we need to find a happy medium- which I think is impossible. I think there needs to be some training involved with every gun owner and I don't object to gun licensing. However, outlawing guns, rifles and other things that shoot bullets is also quite stupid because people will find a way to get around it. It is also true that criminals don't give a crap about gun laws and they will target areas that they know don't have guns to protect them.
But in the end, the two sides, the pro-gun and anti-gun sides will probably never get along and compromise will be difficult.
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