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"Just in case". (Exercising the Right).(court agrees with defendant that he shot robbery suspect in self defense)(Brief Article)

The New American

| February 24, 2003 | Lee, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Richard Huggins, 58, has been a clerk at Joe's Package Shop in Savannah, Georgia, for over three decades. He and other store employees keep guns handy, "just in case."

At about 9 p.m. on June 25, 2002, two masked men entered the liquor store and announced a robbery. As one of the men, Jamison J. Dixon, 19, lunged at him across the counter, Huggins grabbed a gun and fired several shots. At ...

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