Garbage Man Takes Out Trash

A Two-Fer!

• A garbage collector shot two armed robbers, killing one, outside a Chicago elementary school on Friday morning. Police said the victim, 28, is licensed to carry a concealed firearm.

  He was collecting trash in an alleyway next to DRW College Prep, 931 South Homan, when two men walked up, displayed a gun, and announced the robbery, according to police. An “exchange of gunfire” ensued between the robbers and the garbage collector, CPD said in a media statement.

  While the victim was not injured, the two robbers were not so fortunate. One of them, a 42-year-old man, collapsed about 20 feet from the school’s front entrance. He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head.

We really need to sponsor or inspire someone to give CCL holders who successfully defend themselves or others a free box of ammo after incidents like these. Obviously, this guy has done his range time, but who doesn't like to have another fifty shots free of charge?

We also need someone to keep an eye on the garbage company in case they try to fire this employee for defending himself - if they aren't sending armed guards out on the streets before the sun is up, then retaliating against an employee protecting himself should be highly discouraged.