In yet another example of how guns stop or prevent crime, a Tampa, FL man defended himself, his wife, and his home from a convicted felon early Saturday morning. The homeowner’s dog alerted the man and his wife to the blowtorch-wielding thief who had made entry onto his property in the dark of night. The resident grabbed his .357 Magnum and held the convict until police arrived.
Two points:
1. Probation does not work. The criminal was on probation for three felonies (Grand Theft, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and DUI-3rd) at the time of this crime.
2. Guns do work. Laws, the courts, and his probation officers all told this thief not to commit any new crimes. But it was the homeowner with his handgun that actually stopped this crime.
From the Bay News 9 website:
Tampa man stops tunneling burglar
A man is behind bars after authorities say he tried to tunnel his way under a fence to break into a Tampa home.
Robert Cash Jr. says he found a claw hammer covered with a rag in a backyard flower bed two weeks ago. Then a week later, the gate to his wooden privacy fence had been forced open. Finally, police say Mark Edward Mazur tunneled under a neighbor’s fence carrying a blowtorch early Saturday morning and crawled onto Cash’s property.
Cash was woken up by the family dog and grabbed his .357 Magnum. He was able to hold the intruder while his wife called the police.
Police charged Mazur with felony burglary, felony possession of burglary tools and misdemeanor assault.
He was being held without bond.
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