“The owner of Sunshine Espresso in Coeur d’Alene fought fire with fire — literally — when she pulled a handgun on a 17-year-old boy who tried to rob her stand Wednesday morning. … Sunshine Espresso owner Michelle Cornelsen said the teen walked up to her stand and demanded cash without showing the gun at first. … What the robber didn’t know is that Cornelsen has had her concealed weapons permit for seven years and she had received a new 9mm handgun for Christmas from her husband. … About five minutes into the attempted robbery another customer pulled up to the stand, distracting the would-be robber and giving Cornelsen the opportunity to grab her gun. ‘Sure enough a customer pulled up on this side and he laid it down on the counter and covered it up with his hand,’ she said. The teen laid his gun down on the counter, just long enough for Michelle to grab her own gun. ‘I grabbed mine, put it in his face and said ‘Get out, you leave right now’ and he said ‘OK, OK’ and left,’ Michelle said.” (12/30/09)