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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Concealed Carry Saves Lives in Texas
2017-05-05
[MSN] A "good Samaritan" with a gun killed an active shooter who may have been gearing up for a deadly rampage at a Texas sports bar Wednesday night, police said.

An armed "good Samaritan" - as the Arlington Police labeled him but NBC News clearly doesn't think so - happened to be eating at the restaurant with his wife. A concealed carry permit holder, he told her to get down on the ground and then shot Jones in the back.

"I don't think the shooter even knew where the rounds were coming from because he started shooting at the front door," Arlington Police Lieutenant Chris Cook said, who described the scene as "chaotic."

Use of force and firearms expert Emanuel Kapelsohn told NBC News that, from his understanding, the man who took down the shooter reacted appropriately.

"I think it's to be applauded," he said. "Not everybody in the world ought to own a gun. Not everybody in the world ought to carry a gun. Not everyone in the world ought to engage an armed criminal where innocent people could be potentially injured."

"But this good Samaritan obviously had the ability to do what he did," Kapelsohn added. "Who knows how many people would be dead if he had not acted?"
I heard this on the radio yesterday morning, but was surprised to see it make the major media.
Posted by:Bobby

#4  "Active shooter" vs "passive shooter"?

I don't know why the PD coined the phrase "Active shooter". Of course he's "active" otherwise he wouldn't be a shooter.
Posted by: Eohippus Elmuque5848   2017-05-05 10:12  

#3  and then shot Jones in the back

A man after my own heart.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-05 10:04  

#2  According to one poster, Zona Caliente Sports Bar has a Hooters vibe but way better food.

A patron might have to duck a few rounds but the food is to die for.

I wonder what caliber the CCW holder "Good Samaritan" was carrying?
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-05-05 10:03  

#1  But, but ... now the active shooter can't get a fair trial!
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2017-05-05 10:02  

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