WTKR TV in Hampton Roads is reporting that a would be bad guy tried to rob a man in the parking lot of a local "gentleman's club". Unfortunately for the armed robber, the man had a Virginia concealed handgun permit and was packing heat as well.

In the parking lot behind the "Treasure Chest" nightclub on East Pembroke Avenue, police drew circles around empty shell casings, drawing the conclusion that 22-year old Tony Kensler, Jr. Newport News pulled-out a gun to rob a man, just to be surprised that his intended victim fought back.

That man had a permit for a concealed weapon, and he's the one who got off the shots, hitting Kensler in the arm, leg and chest. Police say it was self defense, and those who we spoke with agree. Sarah Daniel lives nearby, "I think he had every right to do what he did. If someone came up to me, I'd use any means of self defense that I had." Charli is an employee of the club, but wasn't working the night of the shooting. Still, she has an opinion, "I think the bad guys need to have something happen to them for a change, instead of always have some innocent person die."

Kensler, listed in fair condition at Riverside Regional Medical Center, is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of crack cocaine.

It's not clear whether the victim, whose name is being withheld by the media, had been patronizing the strip club, but given that concealed handguns are illegal in places that serve alcohol I think he was probably just walking by.

But I have to assume that this bad guy was deliberately staking out a gentlemen's club because he knew that the people inside would be unarmed, and have lots of cash. What more could a burglar ask for?