While I am happy one less thug is off the street...the question has to be asked though...was the man who shot the robber using an unlicensed handgun at the time of the shooting? While there should be no question with regards to the self defense concept and no murder charges pending, the issue of what HIS weapon is should still be dealt with and whatever penalties come from that need to be brought to bear.

You are on the wrong side of this issue my friend. If a referendum was held tomorrow on whether Bahamians without a criminal record should have the right to bear arms without the need for a license, the overwhelming majority of Bahamian voters would vote a most resounding "YES!". Today, thanks to the gross incompetence of people like Bernard Nottage and Keith Bell, it is better to be armed for self-protection and the protection of one's family rather than you or a member of your family becoming one of the countless many murder victims!

Hey...don't get me wrong, I'd have a handgun for self defense tomorrow if it was a legal option...but unfortunately it's not, so whether its self defense or not, if the person firing the shot is using an unlicensed firearm you kind of have to enforce something.

The day that Bahamians are given the right to bear arms without the need for a licence is the day we can truly "turn the lights out" on this country. You might as well re-name us the southern Florida islands if that were to happen. We don't have to copy every aspect of American culture. Liberal American gun laws are responsible for frequent mass shootings perpetrated by individuals who purchased their weapons legally. Bahamas has enough problems without importing that problem! Furthermore, statistics from the USA show that persons with guns in the home are at greater risk of dying from a homicide in the home. Having a gun just makes you feel safer.

FYI...the radio news says he retrieved his licensed shotgun and shot the would be robber.

If that's the case...even better!! But dang...rolling around with a loaded shotgun in your car...tings rough!!

This is NOT a homicide.! There was no intent or motive.

This was pure Self-Defence!

Last news reports confirmed that the gun WAS licensed.

BUT.!... the police were still deciding what charges to bring on this man!

GOD HELP THIS POOR FELLOW !!

First he had to defend his very own life, !!
NOW he is going to have to defend his livelihood and existence ! as by the time he is dragged through the courts he will be ruined !!

GADAMN !!

NO doubt about it...self defense...and if it is a legal shotgun, fair dues...closed case.

While the police cannot issue a gun licence for protection or self defense, many businessmen get a licensed shotgun because it is the closest they can come to protecting themselves when opening, operating or closing their businesses, or when going home at night. But now police are saying persons cannot travel with a loaded shotgun in their car and the gun must be in a case. Some say it must be on the back seat or in the trunk of the car. So if a person is travelling home he must leave the car, go to the trunk, take the gun out of its case, load it, then be prepared if he is attacked by someone waiting to rob him. Fortunately in this case the person being targeted was prepared.