It was luck that the store owner was not shot. No reason to take the risk. You think no one was hurt? That employee is not just going about his day after an armed robbery. Merchandise was damaged. The store lost business. We now have to pay for their incarceration. If the criminals knew that someone would fight back, this type of crap would happen less often.
Ah yes, this is the high-noon shoot the bad guys between the eyes bullshit argument. How many gunfights has the average guy been in? Most will answer none. Those who have know the gut impulse is to wet one's pants and spray and pray...if one can resist the urge to run away. The truth is that the only way to prevent one from wetting one's pants and accidently shooting innocent people is to be combat trained and to have real bullets fired at oneself by people who want to kill you...and to experience this over and over again. If you're that person Frank, God bless and thank you for your service. If your not then fuQu for spreading the lie that all it takes is a pistol and some time at the range to successfully inject oneself into a gunfight and slay bad guys. I support of the 2nd Amendment and I've certainly got enough guns and ammo to dispatch a small zombie army when the apocalypse comes...but this argument is dangerous Hollywood fantasy bullshit for simpletons to believe.
Fenderman is right, citizens who have CCW's have used their weapons countless times to successfully defend themselves against attackers. CCW permit holders who have used their firearm to defend themselves don't always have to shoot their attacker. Sometimes the presence of the firearm is enough for the attacker to surrender or run away. you might have a different opinion, however, facts overrule opinions.
I smell bullshit again: your statement of "facts" are -- in fact -- simply an unsupported attribution. Unless you can provide us with conclusive studies which prove your contention...your statement is nothing more than your opinion. And, while your opinion may be correct, saying that it is true does not make it true. Posting YouTube videos does not make it true. Finding other people to join in saying it is true doesn't make it true. You may not like this, but your statement is simply your opinion...much as my statement is my opinion. Presenting it as truth hurts rather then buttresses your opinion, because at that point your statement is transformed from your opinion into bullshit.
There is no point of citing stats because you will not believe them and question their validity....Ill err on the side of the second amendment....Why dont you point us to a stat that says its NOT true. Honestly I could give a rats ass about stats...The only statistic I care about is myself and my family.