[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Gunfight at the Viagra Corral.

Don't you mean "The Criminal vs the Viagra Corral? I think that indicates that even though men are aging they are still extremely vital, active and to be taken seriously.

[TroubleMaker!]

Regrettably the perp is still alive. A trained, responsible villager with a gun would have seen that the guy never victimized another person ever again. And it would also send a clear message to any other lowlife to think twice before trying that in our community again.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by TroubleMaker!

Regrettably the perp is still alive. A trained, responsible villager with a gun would have seen that the guy never victimized another person ever again. And it would also send a clear message to any other lowlife to think twice before trying that in our community again.

Someone jacked up on drugs, booze, or whatever is usually not thinking about whom he or she might run into . There have been a number of women making the arrest blog for Sumter and Marion county as well as Lake.

[H-ned]

Originally Posted by SaucyJim

Your worries are misplaced. There are many of us around you exercising our rights to conceal carry all the time. Your ignorance is embarrassing you. But I forgive you, for you know not what you do.

Yep, thankfully. And I am very thankful we have The Villages Straight Shooters as a supportive, educational, and training focused group - a longtime organized group of responsible folks comprised of lots of retired LE and armed forces personnel.

[H-ned]

Originally Posted by Worldseries27

who says there weren't? The weapon is for self protection. Our laws have made it so. Every gun carrying person knows what's in store for them should they have to use the weapon even in self defense

Yep. One of the principles in simple terms learned in CCW training is that “after every bullet discharged in self-defense is a lawyer coming back at you.”

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by ryoungs

I have traveled extensively all over the world, often in third world countries, and have never felt the need to carry a gun.

You don't need one, until you need one.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Babbs1957

Well.........actually in California, the victims would have started chanting against the police and demanding the poor unhinged individual just needs some love. The next day, all the "victims" would have filed complaints against the cops for using handcuffs and pulling their weapons on the armed suspect, oops...pulling their weapons on the armed poor misguided victim of society.

California spends more per capita on law enforcement and education than Florida. No one in any state would cheer for the perpetrator.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The cops came after several 911 calls. I assume he was on foot. According to the August 22, 2025 article in the Local section of The Villages Daily Sun. D4. Public Safety Section. It did not really say how he surrended.

I wonder why this event never made the Orlando news channels. It sounded very graphic.

[Teed_Off]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

I wonder why this event never made the Orlando news channels. It sounded very graphic.

I saw it on the Orlando NBC channel

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

No one in any state would cheer for the perpetrator.

Huh?

The Daniel Penny case is just one of many that prove you wrong. NYC, LA, SF, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, etc, have gone off the deep end when it comes to coddling criminals vs coming down hard on people trying to protect themselves and others.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Someone jacked up on drugs, booze, or whatever is usually not thinking about whom he or she might run into . There have been a number of women making the arrest blog for Sumter and Marion county as well as Lake.

Doesn't speak well for The Villages anymore, does it?

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Huh?

The Daniel Penny case is just one of many that prove you wrong. NYC, LA, SF, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, etc, have gone off the deep end when it comes to coddling criminals vs coming down hard on people trying to protect themselves and others.

Oh yeah. That guy that choked a homeless man to death.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Oh yeah. That guy that choked a homeless man to death.

(You forgot to mention the violent, threatening menace homeless man to people contained in a boxcar type situation where they couldn't run or get away and were in great danger from the homeless man...) I love the "let's kiss the perp and make the man who may have saved many lives" the criminal. Sounds like a cheerleader for the perp remark.

[MorTech]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I am much more worried about a Villager with a loaded gun than a prowling criminal.

Wut?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by H-ned

Yep, thankfully. And I am very thankful we have The Villages Straight Shooters as a supportive, educational, and training focused group - a longtime organized group of responsible folks comprised of lots of retired LE and armed forces personnel.

Yes. Thanks for their service and their continued commitment to keeping their community safe .


I certainly have no problem with healthy and mentally stable former LEOs protecting Villagers.