Concealed handgun permit holder stops an attack by a man with a machete

Jul 23, 2020 | Defensive Gun Use

Apparently, not only shouldn’t you bring a knife to a gun fight, but even a machete doesn’t do you much good.

A man who entered a Metairie convenience store armed with a machete and threatened an employee fled after he was confronted by a customer who was armed with a gun, according to authorities. 

The blade-wielding suspect was later identified as Robert Merritt, 37, of Metairie. He was taken into custody after returning to the store while deputies were still investigating, a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office arrest report said.

Michelle Hunter, “Customer armed with gun stops machete-wielding man who entered Metairie store,” The New Orleans Advocate, July 20, 2020.

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