Permit holder stops armed robbery in ABC store

December 24 – 7:53 pm

Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000
Robber Killed

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) – A would-be robber was shot and killed by a
customer carrying a concealed handgun Saturday during a hold-up at a
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control store.

Police said Neshawn N. Claiborne, 18, from Suffolk, entered the store
about 6 p.m., showed his weapon and said he wanted to commit a
robbery. A customer who has a valid concealed-weapon permit then
pulled out his own gun and shot the robber.

Police are withholding the name of the man who shot Claiborne.

The case will be sent to the Commonwealth’s Attorney to determine if
any charges should be filed.

_AP-ES-12-24-00 0025EST

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From: Paul Moog nvcdl@e…
To: va-alert@m… va-alert@m…
Date: Sunday, December 24, 2000 1:56 PM
Subject: VA-ALERT: Permit holder stops armed robbery in ABC store

>An armed citizen stops an armed robbery in Portsmouth, VA
>ABC store.
>
>http://dailypress.com/news/stories/e0036424.htm
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>Note: When the Personal Protection Act was passed in 1995
>some anti-gun jurisdictions tried to claim that that law prohibited
>carry in any place that sold alcohol, which would
>include ABC stores. Then Attorney General Jim Gilmore, (now
>Virginia’s Governor), issued an AG opinion that refuted this claim.
>
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