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Allen, you need to watch "Deadwood", the HBO series that now has the first season out on dvd.

Seems like a little excessive use of force to me.

Shooting a robber in mid-robbery strikes me as one thing. Shooting a fleeing suspect strikes me as another. And I suspect the DA will see it the same way.

Well, this guy wouldn't have been shot if he hadn't been trying to rob somebody. Maybe the threat of getting shot will be a deterrent to other would-be purse snatchers.

Just hope it isn't an encouragement to more shooters. Those shots could have done a lot of collateral damage.

Allen,

It's interesting that three of our country's communties with stringent gun laws (no hand guns), Washington DC, NY City, and I believe Detroit, have one of the highest per capita incidence in crime in our nation.

Kudos to the guy (who will probably be indicted for endangering the life of a felon) for taking matters into his own hands to save the honor, and possibly life, of the weaker sex. He has further established in my mind that the North Carolina male will not sit idly by while the fairer sex is assaulted.

I say make it mandatory that all North Carolina residents over the age of 18 wear firearms (with proper training) that are visibly displayed. I guarantee you we will all be more safe and secure.

G_d bless the 2nd Amendment.

I'm with you on this one Allen. Whatever contents were in that purse, I can't imagine they would be worth the life of the thief (much less an innocent child who could have been the unlucky recipient of that bullet).

I do believe in the right to protect one's self. But in this case, it seemed like the physical altercation was well over and the thief was running from it when he was shot. For all the shooter knew, this could have been some stupid prank.

Personally, I'd rather not have this cowboy or hero walking the streets deciding when he wants to provide some vigilante patrolling.

It would have been interesting to have gotten the victim's, I'm referring to the lady who was assaulted and not the thief, comment about the incident. Not wanting to put words in her mouth, I'm certain her praise would have been for the person who came to her rescue.

Just think, if all Guilford legal (18+) residents were required to carry fire arms, Mr. Barnes wouldn't need a new jail as a result of the deterrent to crime this would present.

Our taxes could be reduced as a result of the crime rate being reduced. There's very little crime in Montana or Wyoming where there are liberal gun laws. Look North to Canada, where in most parts every home is an arsenal, as a result of it's gun policy, has one of the lowest crime/murder rates in the world.

G_d bless the USA, and G_d bless the 2nd amendment.

It is not "heroism," it is vigilantism and it has no place on our streets.

Amen to that, folks.

Truth,
Nothing in ones purse is worth shooting a thief??? How about nitro pills??? If this lady had nitro pills and needed them and had died, two things would have happen.
One the CRIMINAL would have never been caught.
Two the DA would have plea bargined and this jerk would have been back on the sreet in 6 months are less. Lex you are right this time, this guy may spend 20 years in jail. DA love this, you liberal media people will give him more praise in the papers and tv, than he can buy in the next election.

If the crime had been more serious, say assault or worse, rape, would the commenters have felt the same way? I agree, shooting a purse snatcher is very different from shooting a rapist. Is it situational ethics or is it OK to shoot a more violent criminal? (I'm not a fan of vigilantism because I don't know where that fine line is.)