A Cautionary Tale - A Gun is Not a Magic Wand

[biku324]

Longtime Albuquerque pizzeria owner Rosario Zito was murdered by a felon with a mile-long criminal history two days ago. Zito was legally carrying a concealed handgun.

Police said Zito was shot in the face by an armed robber — 27-year-old Sylvan Alcachupas, who has been charged with murder.

Court documents show Zito was with two of his employees closing up shop when a masked man approached them, saying, “Everybody drop your stuff on the ground.”

One witness said the man grew frustrated because he wasn’t taken seriously.

Then witnesses said the situation escalated when the man pulled out a handgun, fired a warning shot, and said, “I’m (expletive deleted) serious, empty your (expletive deleted) on the ground.”

According to the criminal complaint, the employees threw down their tip money, but Zito was undeterred. The masked man with the gun allegedly asked him, “Do you want to play?”

Zito reportedly said, “Yeah, let’s play.” The masked man fired, and Zito — who was carrying a concealed gun — also fired a shot. Zito was shot twice in the chest and once in the cheek.

Police said Alcachupas was that masked man, and he was caught on surveillance camera. Police caught up to Alcachupas, who was spotted in the area of California and Anderson nearby.

In an interview with homicide detectives, Alcachupas denied his involvement.

Owner of Giovanni's Pizzeria shot, killed during robbery - KOB.com

 

[Der Verminator]

Yeah, best to just throw your wallet on the ground and then draw and shoot him when his eyes go to the wallet.

Don't play word games with him.......act compliant.

Oh.......addition.........a criminal with a mile long record should be in prison--not getting into gunfights with good citizens. Such a thing is a sad commentary on our legal system.

AND........the good citizen's family can be proud that he died on his feet like a man and the thug is going to prison for the rest of his life.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

As long as the bleeding hearts refuse to do what needs to be done to these animals this evil will never end. How many have to pointlessly die. Sorry prosecutors will take a plea and he’ll be out in 15 years. Never understood the idea of good behavior in prison. Doesn’t mean anything. Its his past and future bad behavior they should be concerned about.
Along with dropping your wallet and drawing your pistol you also have to get off the X.

 

[moralem]

He died the way he chose…..he knew he had less than a 50-50 chance and he lost. But it was his choice…..his property, his life. He took the risk to defend that which he believed in. How does that make him a magic wand waver……you insult the man for what he chose to do to stand up to evil….maybe not what you would have done but no need to dismiss his choices as tragic and wand waving.


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[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Situational awareness, the combat mindset, the ability to go from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds flat.....

 

[robertrwalsh]

Actually the "throw your wallet down to distract them then go for your gat" is not a bad notion under the circumstances. Drawing against the drop is a move for someone who is very, very good. The conversation he engaged in was, in all honesty, not real bright under the circumstances. That being said he stood up and got a shot off before he went down. There are worse ways to go. Like laying face down in an alley with the bad guy aiming at the back of your skull.

 

[biku324]

The cautionary part is that you can lose, even with a firearm and training.

 

[blues7]

There's no free lunch.

Sad that a good man had to go down.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Don’t know if he had been robbed before but if his mindset was to defend his business at all costs he should have went one step further and invested in a good vest.

 

[peterGun]

The failure was allowing a masked man to get close to them.


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[44wheelman]

As Tuco said: when you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.

 

[smithra_66]

Longtime Albuquerque pizzeria owner Rosario Zito was murdered by a felon with a mile-long criminal history two days ago. Zito was legally carrying a concealed handgun.

Police said Zito was shot in the face by an armed robber — 27-year-old Sylvan Alcachupas, who has been charged with murder.

Court documents show Zito was with two of his employees closing up shop when a masked man approached them, saying, “Everybody drop your stuff on the ground.”

One witness said the man grew frustrated because he wasn’t taken seriously.

Then witnesses said the situation escalated when the man pulled out a handgun, fired a warning shot, and said, “I’m (expletive deleted) serious, empty your (expletive deleted) on the ground.”

According to the criminal complaint, the employees threw down their tip money, but Zito was undeterred. The masked man with the gun allegedly asked him, “Do you want to play?”

Zito reportedly said, “Yeah, let’s play.” The masked man fired, and Zito — who was carrying a concealed gun — also fired a shot. Zito was shot twice in the chest and once in the cheek.

Police said Alcachupas was that masked man, and he was caught on surveillance camera. Police caught up to Alcachupas, who was spotted in the area of California and Anderson nearby.

In an interview with homicide detectives, Alcachupas denied his involvement.

Owner of Giovanni's Pizzeria shot, killed during robbery - KOB.com

I doubt many concealed carriers think a gun is a magic wand.

 

[smithra_66]

The cautionary part is that you can lose, even with a firearm and training.

Who doesn't know this though?

 

[shovelhead]

The shooter was on five year probation for a previous robbery. A warrant was issued earlier that day for him in connection with that parole.

 

[biku324]

Yup. He should have already been in prison.

 

[Erich]

Longtime Albuquerque pizzeria owner Rosario Zito was murdered by a felon [/url]

I've known him since the late Eighties; he was a fine man.

 

[biku324]

Worth 10,000 of the puke that murdered him.

 

[m&p2.0fdethumbsafety]

Longtime Albuquerque pizzeria owner Rosario Zito was murdered by a felon with a mile-long criminal history two days ago. Zito was legally carrying a concealed handgun.

Police said Zito was shot in the face by an armed robber — 27-year-old Sylvan Alcachupas, who has been charged with murder.

Court documents show Zito was with two of his employees closing up shop when a masked man approached them, saying, “Everybody drop your stuff on the ground.”

One witness said the man grew frustrated because he wasn’t taken seriously.

Then witnesses said the situation escalated when the man pulled out a handgun, fired a warning shot, and said, “I’m (expletive deleted) serious, empty your (expletive deleted) on the ground.”

According to the criminal complaint, the employees threw down their tip money, but Zito was undeterred. The masked man with the gun allegedly asked him, “Do you want to play?”

Zito reportedly said, “Yeah, let’s play.” The masked man fired, and Zito — who was carrying a concealed gun — also fired a shot. Zito was shot twice in the chest and once in the cheek.

Police said Alcachupas was that masked man, and he was caught on surveillance camera. Police caught up to Alcachupas, who was spotted in the area of California and Anderson nearby.

In an interview with homicide detectives, Alcachupas denied his involvement.

Owner of Giovanni's Pizzeria shot, killed during robbery - KOB.com

good lesson here, he should have never waited for the bad guy to pull out his gun. always take the threat seriously. and when you're going to shoot, shoot, don't talk. less warning given to the bad guy

 

[Donn]

The cautionary part is that you can lose, even with a firearm and training.

^^^ This ^^^ Unlike TV and movies, the good guy doesn't always win.

 

[rosewood]

The cautionary part is that you can lose, even with a firearm and training.

In reality, when someone shoots at someone else, no one wins even if it is warranted.

Rosewood