If Jeanne Assam didn’t convince you that individuals should have the right to carry a gun, perhaps this case of a Des Moines pizza deliveryman who shot an armed robber in self defense will:
In short: A man who is legally carrying a weapon saves his own life AND helps police capture two criminals, but is suspended from his job because Pizza Hut thinks guns are bad. Bloggers are outraged. At Hot Air, Ed Morrissey links to numerous stories about pizza deliverers killed on the job–evidence that deliverers should perhaps carry a weapon. Of Pizza Hut, he says, “If they think that their corporate image is better served by having their deliverers die on doorsteps around this nation than to have the ability to defend themselves, that’s entirely their decision.” Frank J. at IMAO is also confused by Pizza Hut’s logic: “They concluded no one is going to care about dead pizza delivery men, but some people, out of irrational fear, might not order a pizza if they hear that the delivery men could be armed.” Ragnar Danneskjold at the Jawa Report wants “to ask Pizza Hut corporation why they would prevent their employees from having the means to lawfully defend themselves from violence.” And of the criminals, Instapundit Glenn Reynolds says, “Pizza delivery guys are doing God’s work. People who try to rob them deserve to be shot.”
