Two store employees were shot Thursday in a bold daylight robbery attempt at a convenience store in Walnut Hills.

The shooting occurred about 4:50 p.m. at the Dairy Market at 1110 E. McMillan St. after a man entered the store and approached the counter, said Cincinnati Police Detective Brett Gleckler. The man fired at least two shots before fleeing, he said.

The two male employees, who were not identified, were treated at University Hospital for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. One was shot in the leg and one in the neck. Their conditions were not available.

Investigators did not know if the would-be robber obtained any cash.

The shooter fled on foot, running north through the store parking lot. He was described a black male in his mid-twenties, 6-foot, 160-170 pounds, wearing a white T-shirt and black jeans.

Meanwhile, in a state that allows its law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense, a different outcome resulted when this Indiana store clerk was held at gunpoint:

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Rep. Ron Young, a Leroy Township Republican, has introduced HB169, along with 16 co-sponsors, that would preempt local laws which restrict the right to "own, possess, purchase, otherwise acquire, transport, carry, sell, or otherwise transfer a firearm, a firearm component, or ammunition for a firearm".

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We applaud the House's efforts to keep the issue of legal self-defense on the forefront. For far too long, the rights of law-abiding citizens to protect themselves have been trampled on in cities like Toledo, Akron, Cincinnati and others.

If you wish to review read the bill for yourself, click on the "Read More..." link below:

Click here for to view HB169 on the House's Internet website.

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