Chicago kids fight off carjacker

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crime prevention

16 year old girl beats carjacker over his head with iPad. Fighting back, what a concept! This girl should be Time’s person of the year, not Gretta-the-sky-is-falling

link: https://abcnews.go.com/US/chicago-children-fight-off-carjacker-steal-family-car/story?id=67906386

Phoenix cops say armed citizen prevents 11 year old girl from being kidnapped

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armed citizen, crime prevention, RKBA, self defense

link: http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/witness-pulls-out-gun-stops-suspect-from-kidnapping-11-year-old-girl-police-

Phoenix PD patrolling neighborhood near 24th Drive and Union Hills after 11-year-old girl was almost abducted on way to school, according to PD. A man came out, saw what was happening, knocked the suspect down and pulled a gun on him. Suspect ran.

Once again, More Guns = Less Crime

Interestingly, this happened a few miles from where I lived in Glendale AZ in the ’90s. Phoenix and Glendale are adjacent cities.

Armed Citizen Saves Lives

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armed citizen, crime prevention, guns, RKBA, self defense, violent crime

A scene of both tragedy and heroism unfolded in Texas on Wednesday when cops say a man walked into a sports bar and fatally shot an employee.

But before the suspect could get away, an armed patron of Arlington’s Zona Caliente Sports Bar reportedly drew his own weapon and opened fire on the gunman, killing him.

Cops did not clarify whether a third person who was also injured was a customer or employee of the bar. The person was reportedly injured by shattered glass.

What cops have said, however, is that the quick draw customer may have saved lives.

“[He] prevented further loss of life,” a spokesman for the Arlington Police Department told Dallas News. 

Police on Thursday reportedly identified the suspect as 48-year-old James Jones of Grand Prairie.

The customer, who cops say had a licensed to carry a concealed weapon, had been dining with his wife when he saw the initial shooting.

link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hero-sports-bar-customer-fatally-132300945.html

How to stop mass shootings

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armed citizens, crime prevention, firearms, gun control, mass shootings, RKBA

Michael Bane has a wonderful post on what kind of gun control would prevent a mass shooting like happened in Omaha: An armed citizen with good skills.

Here’s a good article from USA Today about this.