riddleofsteel
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this evening i went to the local K-mart with my 7 year old son. as we trolled the isles for a few items we needed i noticed the clerks and customers from the front checkout area running in our direction. as one of them passed i was told that there was a man with a gun in front of the store! alarm bells went off and i started looking for cover for my boy and myself. after the crowd went by i saw a young black man run by and head for the back of the store. he did not appear to be armed but who knows?
keeping my son close to me i decided to go to the back of the store and try to exit at the garden center. moving as calmly as possible we came to a large group of clerks and citizens that were crying and using cell phones to call 911. i got the story from one of the older men there.
he said that two black men had jumped out of a truck and had words with two other black men at the front of the store. one of them produced a gun and waved it around. at that point the people at the registers took off for safer ground. one of the unarmed young men involved in this mess ran into the store to hide. my concern at this point was the armed guy coming in the store after him.
one of the clerks was shaking to the point i thought she would pass out. several of the men in that group looked VERY concerned. i remember thinking "These people look just like a flock of sheep."
i could feel the weight of my K40 Kahr on my hip and i knew i had two backup mags on my belt. my concerns were not for myself but for my son and of course the "sheep". i stopped and talked to my son. i told him if anything happened to me to hide. he said he already knew that. "What would you do if you saw someone with a gun shooting people in here?" i asked him. he looked up at me and said " I would not worry much dad." he said "I know you've got your gun and you will not let anything happen to me." "Besides" he said "I have seen you shoot, we would be alright." one of the men nearby over heard my son and moved over to us. "Are you armed?" he said in a hussed tone. i said "Yes i am, but do not call attention to me." he called his wife over and another couple over and then he asked if they could walk out with me. i told them sure and we went out the garden exitat the side.
out front the sheriff's cars were already coming in the parking lot. they stopped at the entrance and some went in. the other were questioning a young black man out front. just then a deputy got in his car and took off across the parking lot. they had spotted the truck that had the gun waver in it. the truck could not get past the lot exit botlleneck of traffic so the guy got out and ran. the deputies pursused him and after a short chase tackled him. i hung around long enough to find out he had a Glock handgun of some type on him and he was wanted for assualt already.
and people ask me why i carry a gun!!!!!1
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
keeping my son close to me i decided to go to the back of the store and try to exit at the garden center. moving as calmly as possible we came to a large group of clerks and citizens that were crying and using cell phones to call 911. i got the story from one of the older men there.
he said that two black men had jumped out of a truck and had words with two other black men at the front of the store. one of them produced a gun and waved it around. at that point the people at the registers took off for safer ground. one of the unarmed young men involved in this mess ran into the store to hide. my concern at this point was the armed guy coming in the store after him.
one of the clerks was shaking to the point i thought she would pass out. several of the men in that group looked VERY concerned. i remember thinking "These people look just like a flock of sheep."
i could feel the weight of my K40 Kahr on my hip and i knew i had two backup mags on my belt. my concerns were not for myself but for my son and of course the "sheep". i stopped and talked to my son. i told him if anything happened to me to hide. he said he already knew that. "What would you do if you saw someone with a gun shooting people in here?" i asked him. he looked up at me and said " I would not worry much dad." he said "I know you've got your gun and you will not let anything happen to me." "Besides" he said "I have seen you shoot, we would be alright." one of the men nearby over heard my son and moved over to us. "Are you armed?" he said in a hussed tone. i said "Yes i am, but do not call attention to me." he called his wife over and another couple over and then he asked if they could walk out with me. i told them sure and we went out the garden exitat the side.
out front the sheriff's cars were already coming in the parking lot. they stopped at the entrance and some went in. the other were questioning a young black man out front. just then a deputy got in his car and took off across the parking lot. they had spotted the truck that had the gun waver in it. the truck could not get past the lot exit botlleneck of traffic so the guy got out and ran. the deputies pursused him and after a short chase tackled him. i hung around long enough to find out he had a Glock handgun of some type on him and he was wanted for assualt already.
and people ask me why i carry a gun!!!!!1
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
