They live in a pretty nice part of a suburb of Dallas--this particular incident happened a mile or two from them. My dad has been to this restaurant.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33456552/
Lesson 1: Bad things can happen in nice places near (and even in) quiet neighborhoods where nice, quiet people live.
Lesson 2: Not every armed robbery is an opportunity for an armed citizen to showcase his weapon handling skills.
From another article the team of robbers consists of 4 to 6 armed men. So far they've not harmed anyone. I've thought about this scenario some and unless I happened to be eating waffles with several armed friends who I knew I could count on when the robbers stormed the place the best strategy appears to be to remain calm, smile, grit your teeth and fork over your wallet & jewelry.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33456552/
The most recent robbery took place Tuesday at a Waffle House on South Jupiter Road in Garland. Nearly every seat in the restaurant was taken when police say the robbers rushed in with guns drawn. “They do a lot of, you know, screaming and they've got the guns,” Dallas Police Sgt. Ross Salverino said. “It’s pretty intimidating.” Police say one of the robbers goes after the cash register and the others go out in the dining area and rob the customers.
Lesson 1: Bad things can happen in nice places near (and even in) quiet neighborhoods where nice, quiet people live.
Lesson 2: Not every armed robbery is an opportunity for an armed citizen to showcase his weapon handling skills.
From another article the team of robbers consists of 4 to 6 armed men. So far they've not harmed anyone. I've thought about this scenario some and unless I happened to be eating waffles with several armed friends who I knew I could count on when the robbers stormed the place the best strategy appears to be to remain calm, smile, grit your teeth and fork over your wallet & jewelry.