Posted on 10/24/2014 8:38:31 PM PDT by lowbridge
It was just another trip to Wal-Mart for 2nd Lt. Joshua Nelson when he popped in to grab some fish hooks for a family trip to the lake this past Spring. Little did he know that a quick shopping trip would turn into so much more.
The West Virginia Air National Guardsman was walking to the Hunting and Fishing section when he heard a woman say, "Stop, put it down!"
"I could tell she was stressed and she sounded frightened," said Nelson. "I looked into the aisle, and this young man had a knife to a woman's stomach."
According to police reports, the young man was mad at his mother, who he had a knife to, because she wouldn't buy him a gun. Nelson told his wife Brittany to go alert the store manager and call the police.
Nelson, who has a concealed weapons permit stepped up beside the woman.
"I put my hand on my pistol where he'd notice, and then I stepped in between them," said Nelson. "I kept demanding he hand me the knife. I wanted him to see only one option. As I was standing beside that lady, I felt like I was responsible for her life. I was going to do whatever I had to do to protect her."
(Excerpt) Read more at laughlin.af.mil ...
The military, got’a love’m. G_d bless this brave man.
Outstanding!
I think the woman used good judgment in not buying her son a gun...: )
I spent 9 years at Laughlin. Good for him.
Didn’t you just love Del Rio? I sort of grew up there, Spent every summer, all summer there with Grandparents. GrandPa worked at Laughlin in the Carpenters Shop.
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When I first got there, the Ramada Inn was the edge of town, heading toward Amistad. By the time I left, 9 years later, it was built up all the way to the lake. I think it has probably continued to grow since I left. I have to admit, I got really tired of the summer heat, but we played softball for about 8 or 9 months of the year.
Oh yeah. Like that's going to convince mommy to get him an upgrade...
Situational awareness is a very valuable attribute.
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