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A 70-year-old store owner fended off a knife-wielding robber by brandishing his own store’s defense system — a really big machete.

Naif Qatamin, the store owner, and his wife run in Tacoma.聽The business has been robbed before, with Qatamin using a stick for protection. A year ago, he upgraded to a machete, slotted right next to the register.

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On Feb. 5, the store’s upgraded defense came in handy when a pocketknife-wielding robber walked to the register and announced, “This is a robbery. Do you understand?”

Qaatamin understood, and from behind the counter, pulled his machete while saying, “That鈥檚 not a knife, this is a knife.”

Most machetes range from 10 to 28 inches, with 18 inches being the most common length, according to , whereas a pocketknife can only have a blade up to three inches in length.

“He backed up there,” Qatamin told 成人X站 Newsradio. “He was shocked and fell down right there.”

The suspected robber ran from the store, but was later caught by police. The next day, he was released from jail and returned to the store.

“He stood right there by the door and said ‘I鈥檓 going to come back, rob you and kill you.’ I said ‘One step inside and I鈥檓 going to fix you up.’ He put his foot down right there and I hit him right here,” Qatamin said, pointing to his chest.

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Police discourage robbery victims from resisting, advising business owners and other victims to just give up the cash out of safety. Just don’t expect that from Qatamin.

“Me scared? No! He was scared,” Qatamin said in response to whether he was scared over the incident or not.

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