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AZ:61-Year-Old Ex-Marine Fires at Suspect who Threatens Him and Security Guard
Gun Watch ^ | 4 January, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 01/04/2014 5:32:38 AM PST by marktwain

Armed Arizonans at an Anti-IRS Rally

This story in Arizona follows a classic defense of others scenario.  A suspect pulls a gun and points it at an unarmed security officer.   A former Marine, 61 years old, sees the situation and pulls his own gun.  He is concerned not only for the security officer, but his wife, who has just left the store and arrived at the scene.  He orders the suspect to "freeze", but the suspect points her gun at the former Marine, who fires.  The suspect and confederate then flee the scene on a motorcycle.   It is not known if the suspect was hit, but no one else at the location was injured.  From azfamily.com:

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A man who opened fire at two shoplifting suspects outside of the Sears at Arrowhead Towne Center told 3TV he pulled out his gun to protect himself, his wife and a loss-prevention officer.

"They chose to point the gun at me; (they) messed with the wrong Marine," Mervin Brewer said.
 In the news stories that I have heard and read, there has not been any mention of a concealed carry permit, but Arizona has constitutional carry, so it does not matter.   It is also of interest that no one considered putting the shopping center in lockdown, or calling a swat team to the parking lot where the shooting occured.  Glendale is part of the Phoenix metroplex.

As of last reports, the police believe that they found the motorcycle used by the suspects, but no arrests have been made.  The suspects were described as a white male with a "scruffy" beard and a white female.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: az; banglist; defense; marine
It sounds as if the former Marine knew what he was doing.
1 posted on 01/04/2014 5:32:38 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

And it also sounds as if AZ knows what it’s doing as far as “gun laws” are concerned.


2 posted on 01/04/2014 5:42:42 AM PST by basil (2ASisters.org)
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To: marktwain

It also sounds like the “suspect” was a liberal plant probably on the dole of the 0 administration


3 posted on 01/04/2014 6:09:53 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: marktwain

Marine needs more range time or a larger caliber weapon.

Marine needs a good Tax attorney, now that the IRS knows he was protesting them while armed.


4 posted on 01/04/2014 7:03:54 AM PST by G Larry
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To: marktwain

I’ve always heard there is no such thing as a “former” marine.


5 posted on 01/04/2014 7:24:44 AM PST by Timmy
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To: Timmy

no such thing as EX marine unless dishonorable discharge.

former Marine is correct.


6 posted on 01/04/2014 7:33:25 AM PST by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Timmy
I’ve always heard there is no such thing as a “former” marine.

As have I. I'm considering Arizona as a new place to live.

7 posted on 01/04/2014 7:42:33 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("Gun horror is not a productive emotion, it's learned helplessness disguised as moral superiority.")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

The title was getting too long, so I used ex instead of former. Note that “ex” is not used in the body of the article.


8 posted on 01/04/2014 8:02:51 AM PST by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: marktwain

I bet the Arizona rule applies: that anyone who commits gun crime is “not from there” (a transient). (”Or is so crazy that they don’t care if someone is shooting at them.”)


9 posted on 01/04/2014 8:11:15 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (There Is Still A Very Hot War On Terror, Just Not On The MSM. Rantburg.com)
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To: Blueflag

i’m not a marine but i’ve always pondered the wording...

‘former’ implies no longer. yet the point is ‘once a marine, always a marine’

therefore, wouldn’t ‘retired’ marine be better? this would imply you’re still a marine and will come out of retirement if someone’s a** needs kicking


10 posted on 01/04/2014 8:13:51 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: basil

It is hard for people here who are used to stashing a gun under a loose shirt (for a man) or in their purse to go to another place where there is no reciprocal conceal carry laws.
Here in Tucson, the people who were at the scene at the Giffords massacre, knew guns. One was a little old lady on the ground, who knew how to release the clip from the madman’s Glock.

We go to a mountain park where illegals are known to transverse and the rangers all openly acknowledge that park visitors are carrying, because we do not need a permit and because we are smart.

Also in AZ, we don’t need no sticking registration or paperwork when we sell guns between private parties.

Hurray for the last lower continental state to join the union.


11 posted on 01/04/2014 9:33:50 AM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: marktwain

We have a gun show coming up. There are a trip. You bring in your gun, they use ties to make it inoperable and then you shop. America armed and free!


12 posted on 01/04/2014 9:35:08 AM PST by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: marktwain

I don’t think an ex- Marine would have missed.


13 posted on 01/04/2014 10:39:48 AM PST by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
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To: G Larry

In ten years, nobody will remember the caliber, stance,
or tactics. They will remember who lived.


14 posted on 02/01/2014 6:04:21 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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