AutoZone Employee Fired For Using Gun To Stop Armed Robber

Remember the murderer in Seattle back in May who came in a coffee shop and started shooting people? He killed 4 and critically injured another. He was thwarted by a customer who threw barstools at him. But imagine if only someone had a gun with which to shoot the man back. Maybe he’d be the only dead person.

AutoZone apparently has this same no tolerance policy. An employee and manager were shutting down their Virginia store when an armed robber burst in and ordered the two to open the safe and give him all the money. One of the employees Devin McClean sneaked out the back, went to his car and retrieved his legally owned, permitted and registered firearm. He re-entered his store, confronted the robber and shouted, “Freeze!” and “Stop! Drop the weapon!” Obviously shocked, the criminal raised his hands, gun still in hand and bolted out the door. Devin wanted to make sure they were safe, so he watched the man run down the street, after which he returned to make sure his manager was ok.

Thanks to Devin, not only did he save his store from being robbed, he also saved his and his manager’s lives, which were both in danger. Thanks to AutoZone’s no tolerance policy, Devin McClean is out of job.

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