Teh One Who Knocks
04-01-2014, 11:37 AM
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
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Employees at a coffee shop in Spokane, Wash., are taking matters into their own hands after their store was robbed three times in less than a month.
Sara Chapel, who owns Jitterz Java, is encouraging her employees to start carrying guns while on the job in order to protect themselves, a local ABC affiliate reported.
“A couple of them bring handguns every day, no matter what shift it is. There is always a gun here now,” she said. “I would rather have it and need it, than need it and not have it.”
Employee Krystal Cogswell, a concealed weapons license holder, carries a .38 Special Lavender Lady on her hip.
“Before, I never felt an immediate threat, so I would just have it off to the side or somewhere hidden. But now I feel like if someone can see it, maybe it will just deter it right then and there, and I won’t ever have to use it,” she told the station.
“I’d like to defend myself if the time comes,” she added.
The coffee shop has so far received a flood of support on social media.
“As long as the employees are well-trained in the use of firearms, I agree. Potential robbers will think twice before approaching them again,” Facebook user Mary Ann Gillispie Rohner wrote.
“Citizens are the first responders in situations. I’m proud these ladies are prepared to protect themselves, like me!!” wrote Kelly Walker-Wincentsen.
On Sunday, a man aggressively tried to open a window at Jitterz Java and appeared to have a gun. The barista kept the window locked, grabbed her gun and called police. The man took off before police arrived.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U1EzKS3ItM
http://i.imgur.com/oHbUdgw.jpg
Employees at a coffee shop in Spokane, Wash., are taking matters into their own hands after their store was robbed three times in less than a month.
Sara Chapel, who owns Jitterz Java, is encouraging her employees to start carrying guns while on the job in order to protect themselves, a local ABC affiliate reported.
“A couple of them bring handguns every day, no matter what shift it is. There is always a gun here now,” she said. “I would rather have it and need it, than need it and not have it.”
Employee Krystal Cogswell, a concealed weapons license holder, carries a .38 Special Lavender Lady on her hip.
“Before, I never felt an immediate threat, so I would just have it off to the side or somewhere hidden. But now I feel like if someone can see it, maybe it will just deter it right then and there, and I won’t ever have to use it,” she told the station.
“I’d like to defend myself if the time comes,” she added.
The coffee shop has so far received a flood of support on social media.
“As long as the employees are well-trained in the use of firearms, I agree. Potential robbers will think twice before approaching them again,” Facebook user Mary Ann Gillispie Rohner wrote.
“Citizens are the first responders in situations. I’m proud these ladies are prepared to protect themselves, like me!!” wrote Kelly Walker-Wincentsen.
On Sunday, a man aggressively tried to open a window at Jitterz Java and appeared to have a gun. The barista kept the window locked, grabbed her gun and called police. The man took off before police arrived.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U1EzKS3ItM