ezb57
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In the video I saw the guy with the gun looked like a black man with dreads. The Marine gave an interview and said he hit him with a shopping cart.
walmart stabbings
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I’m a little disappointed in that of all the several adult male good guys on hand, only one seemingly had a gun.I read about that...
11 people were stabbed near the checkout area at the Traverse City Walmart (northern Michigan). One Marine chased him, a second Marine pulled his gun and the two held the attacker until police arrived.
A Witness reportedly said the guy with the gun showed remarkable restraint. "Everyone else there would have pulled the trigger!"
Thank God for US Marines!
Glenn E. Meyer
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ABC gave a good interview with the marine with the gun and emphasized his actions. CBS interviewed a different marine who rammed the guy with a shopping cart - never mentioned an 'armed' hero. Wonder why? Ha.
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Walmart is always good for trouble.
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I am too but I’m not surprised.
I read a lot of posts where people said that they carry only to protect themselves or their family.
We have shopped there for decades at many different locations and have never been involved in nor witnessed a violent altercation.
Random violence rarely bothers to read a map or store signage.
In today's hostile legal environment, using a firearm in defense of yourself and family is risky enough. In defense of strangers? Let's hope I never have to make that call, because I'm not likely to risk my life and freedom. Let the politicians and bureaucrats who created that hostile environment come to their aid.
I think any place that had large numbers of people in close proximity would have suited his purposes. Could have been a baseball game, a bar or the zoo. Happened to be Walmart. Since at least 2 former marines were there, one of them at least armed with a firearm, I'm happy it was there and not, say, a bridal shop having a blowout sale.
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But the probability is higher at a Walmart in an urban area than in a Walmart in a rural area.
Walmart Supercenter #5807. 2100 N Long Beach Blvd Compton, CA 90221
That is always a sporty location from my lawman days.
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If the stabber wanted to be shot, he missed his opportunity. The good guy did well for us.
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+1. One of my recurring nightmares from the job also produced one of my best memories: an adult son thanking me for not shooting his drunk, sledgehammer wielding father and adding " you had every right to".
The sheriff in the Michigan case has nothing but praise for all involved (except Mac the knife) and today issued a statement from the armed citizen asking well-wishers to please give him some time with his family. When the knife was recovered it was folded. A local convenience store offered free drinks to CPL holders. TC is a liberal haven tourist trap but the surrounding area is only a generation or two out of the swamp.
cbore
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At one of our monthly IDPA match one of the shooters joked he needed to save some ammo for he had to stop at a near by Wal-Mart on the way home. The RO said "I don't stop at that Wal-Mart even when armed." We all agreed never shop at Wal-Mart unarmed.
The findings so far have shown he bought it with no paperwork from a friend. I believe this may have been illegal because I think California requires all sales to go through an F.F.L. dealer. Correct me if I am wrong on this.
Pot calling the kettle black
Exactly what state would that be?
no one had a gun here to stop this brutal attack.
one of the many reasons we don’t attend large gatherings or are out after midnight
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one of the many reasons we don’t attend large gatherings or are out after midnight
FBI launches investigation into ‘violent attack’ in downtown Cincinnati: Moreno
'The FBI has been and will continue closely coordinating with the Cincinnati Police Department'
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I don't shop Walmart here in Calif often but when I do, the surprise is that the employees all look like homeless people. It's not a think tank in there. Most of the people who work there are indifferent, angry and have two speeds Slow and Stop. They lock up everything...when some normal person trying to be a good employee has to get a key to get a pair of $10 sunglasses you can see their frustration.....Best example being the store at Clear Lake...I'm sure that the Walmarts in other states are not like this at all, but here they are the Walmarts of Walmart...
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