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So much for the crowbar. (Exercising the Right).(man shoots intruder, Florida)(Brief Article)

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John Samanns, 37, owns John's Drive-Thru, a liquor store in south Lakeland, Florida. In the wake of previous break-ins, he was sleeping at the store on December 4, 2001 when, at about 1:45 a.m., he heard an alarm go off. Armed with a Taurus 9 mm handgun, he went to the south side of the establishment, where he confronted a man who had gained entry by using a crowbar to break the deadbolt on ...

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