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Man disarms would-be church shooter, gets shot by police
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| March 2, 2018
| Caleb Parke
Posted on 03/02/2018 11:22:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
A man disarmed a would-be hostage shooter at a church in Amarillo, Texas, but when officers arrived, he was shot twice.
On Feb. 14, the same day the Florida school shooter killed 17 people, a gunman barged into the Faith City Mission during morning church service.
Police said the initial call just before 9 a.m. referenced an armed suspect holding approximately 100 people hostage in the chapel.
Just before police arrived, Tony Garces, a student at the city mission, snatched the handgun away from the would-be killer after others wrestled him to the ground.
“I took the gun away from a man who attempted to take others in the church hostage,” Garces told Fox News. “He already fired off one shot and I wasn’t going to let him fire again.”
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Did they give the gun back to the original user?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
how come David Hogg wasn’t there to whore himself to the media?
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:26:24 AM PST
by
max americana
(Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"We're from the government, and we're here to help."
<BANG!>
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:31:13 AM PST
by
Sicon
("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Police are more likely to shoot the wrong person, because they can.
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:31:53 AM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
This sounds like BS to me. After he shot the guy with all the people around he would have holstered his weapon. Very unlikely the police were already there and mistook the situation.
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:35:22 AM PST
by
New Jersey Realist
( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
And we're just getting news of this now?
I see...it was a handgun AND the cops shot the good guy.
And the good guy shot the bad guy....with a gun...a handgun...the bad guys handgun.
Need more details on the gun...
To: E. Pluribus Unum
At least the police rushed in and tried to save the day. Too bad Tony Garces didn't understand the police that well and they didn't understand him not wanting to throw a loaded revolver on the ground.
I blame the criminal shooter for causing all the hoopla to begin with.
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:43:10 AM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
This actually happened on the same day as that other Texas church shooting, and we’re just hearing about it now? Well, at least I’m just now hearing about it.
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:44:57 AM PST
by
ETL
(Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nuke deals. See my FR page)
To: Sacajaweau
Sacajaweau wrote:
And we’re just getting news of this now?
I see...it was a handgun AND the cops shot the good guy.
And the good guy shot the bad guy....with a gun...a handgun...the bad guys handgun.
Need more details on the gun...
Understood.
By continuing to hold the pistol, didn’t he reasonably expect to be mistaken for the shooter?
He acted heroically, if somewhat carelessly!
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:46:29 AM PST
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heterosupremacist
(Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
To: heterosupremacist
He WAS putting the gun down...He didn't want to just drop it as it might have gone off.
He was doing EXACTLY as he was told.
No damn reason why he should have been shot...And I'll bet there are videos...
To: New Jersey Realist
Holstered his weapon?? It was the bad guys gun...
To: E. Pluribus Unum; All
This is why you throw the gun away from the confrontation so that the police see that (the good guy) is unarmed. Otherwise, how are the cops to know who’s who?
This is one reason why it may be unwise to arm teachers. Just sayin’
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:53:25 AM PST
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Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common any more.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Most LEOs do their jobs according to the rules and laws that govern their official behavior. But relying on law enforcement to always be there or do the right thing can get you killed.
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posted on
03/02/2018 11:59:32 AM PST
by
LIConFem
(I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
To: Cobra64
>>This is one reason why it may be unwise to arm teachers. Just sayin’
You make a good case for disarming all citizens. /s
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posted on
03/02/2018 12:17:30 PM PST
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Bryanw92
(Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The cops don’t know who the perp is when they arrive.
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posted on
03/02/2018 12:23:11 PM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Liberalism is the denial of human nature. Liberals are insane. Liberals should be in strait jackets.)
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