A couple of boys, petty theft, a little extreme at first glance that. Firing the shot....well I'd like to know what he saw before I make a call on that one. Maybe those were gangboys and he knew it and they had their homies out in the car watching him. Where is this store? Bad neighborhood. Still the principle to protect your property is there. And they did exit the property and he let them go after they dropped the stolen items after which he took a defensive position.
Those are my thoughts. The DA would probably start crying and demand grief counselars for those poor victimized teenagers
and demand that the store owner publicly apologize and give them a free beer when they reach 21. He would probably go to jail for brandishing, daring to threaten deadly force to protect the fruit of his labor. DA's value criminal life rather than the life liberty and property of hard working respectable citizens.
NOW, for all I know, maybe those were 10 year old boys that got caught by a psycho with an AK who was already robbing the place "I found this place first, you boy's scram!" kinda thing.
guy who works at the store is a member of a forum I'm on. He shot 2 rounds (the gun jammed) AFTER they had shot 6 rounds at him with a hand gun (they obviously missed).
Didn't know that. Too bad the gun jammed. Glad he is still alive. Sorry they got away. Hope the police caught them