Iraq War Vet Uses AR-15 To Stop Gas Station Robbery

Would be robber begged not to get shot before fleeing on foot

Reason Staff | 5.2.2013 7:16 AM

Police say an Iraq War veteran thwarted two would-be burglars at his northern Michigan gas station by kicking one of them and ordering them away with an AR-15 rifle.

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Iraq War Vet Uses AR-15 To Stop Gas Station Robbery

Would be robber begged not to get shot before fleeing on foot

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