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Hero, 24, takes down gunman during heart-stopping brawl at packed fair as state troopers 'stood by'
Daily Mail UK ^ | September 4, 2025 | JACK TOLEDO

Posted on 09/04/2025 1:30:56 PM PDT by Morgana

A hero Alaskan man prevented a Labor Day tragedy when he wrestled a loaded gun from an attacker who threatened to use it at a crowded fairground.

Jaden Perry, 24, was visiting the Alaska State Fair in Anchorage to help a friend take down a booth when a fight broke out between around eight young men.

The fight escalated when one of the men pulled out an extended magazine Glock in the middle of the fair, Perry told the Daily Mail.

He didn't hesitate, going for the gun and tackling one of the men while making sure the weapon remained pointed at the ground.

Perry's quick-thinking reaction was captured in video footage of the dramatic moment. In it, he can be seen unloading the clip and emptying the chamber while the offender still has hold of the gun.

After the man was restrained, a second Glock, also with an extended magazine, was found.

Perry said the gunman told him he was going to shoot in self-defense, despite the fair being crowded that day.

Shockingly, Perry claimed that while Alaska State Troopers were at the fair, they did not respond to citizens running towards them asking for help when the brawl broke out.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: alaska; backtheblue; banglist; police

1 posted on 09/04/2025 1:30:56 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
the story seems alittle sketchy on the shooter for some reason.
2 posted on 09/04/2025 1:35:39 PM PDT by frakster
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To: frakster

I think they were focusing on the hero and giving him the limelight.

But yea I was wondering if the guy with the gun was arrested and for what charge.


3 posted on 09/04/2025 1:39:03 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Just think. Sixty years ago it was SMALL PISTOLS (SNS) that had the media up creating hysteria. Now it is Big Guns that also frighten them..
Anyone who has ever studied mass shootings know most hits are done in the first 6-7 rounds. By the 8th the people are scattering and hard to hit unless trapped in a small space like a school room.


4 posted on 09/04/2025 2:56:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( REOPEN THE MENTAL HOSPITALS CLOSED IN THE 1970S!)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Big Guns = Weapons of War.


5 posted on 09/04/2025 3:17:14 PM PDT by griswold3 (Truth Beauty and Goodness)
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To: Morgana
Alaska State Troopers were at the fair, they did not respond to citizens running towards them asking for help

"What? Last time I got involved I broke a nail. You're on your own."

Now I'm not shy about yesterday's quote from Salma Hayek in Lonely Hearts (movie with John Travolta. She was a malicious, narcissistic, murdering psychopath.)

Hayek: Do you know how cops and donuts are similar?

No, how.

Hayek: They both are better with holes in them.

I resent our having to "take the law into our own hands" because of the lousy soft on crime judges and the lack of policing. Criminals have all the rights.

6 posted on 09/04/2025 3:39:56 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: Morgana

looks like the gunman is one of “them” ...


7 posted on 09/04/2025 5:20:37 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: frakster
DEFINITELY one of "Them":

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2025/09/04/8085734850999400207/1024x576_MP4_8085734850999400207.mp4

8 posted on 09/04/2025 5:23:22 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Morgana

I think the fair is in Palmer, not Anchorage.


9 posted on 09/04/2025 5:28:05 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Morgana
while Alaska State Troopers were at the fair, they did not respond

Well, of course. They could have been hurt if they responded.

10 posted on 09/04/2025 5:59:26 PM PDT by fso301
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To: Morgana; Chode; Salamander; Carriage Hill; SkyDancer; Lockbox; MtnClimber; Equine1952; ...

NICE JOB !!! Releasing the Magazine AND clearing the Chambered Round with the guy still holding the Firearm. Smart, Fast and well executed !!!


11 posted on 09/04/2025 6:17:21 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! I’m a fraud, hypocrite & liar. I'm a member of Congress!! C)
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To: Morgana
a fight broke out between around eight young men.

A fight might break out between two young men. A fight with eight young men is a fight among 8 men.

Where are the editors? Where are the English majors?

12 posted on 09/04/2025 6:21:43 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: Morgana

Bless this man


13 posted on 09/04/2025 6:21:52 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: ladyjane
A fight might break out between two young men. A fight with eight young men is a fight among 8 men.

Thank you. I was about to point that out.

14 posted on 09/04/2025 6:32:56 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

It is amazing that schools of journalism don’t require knowledge of the English language.


15 posted on 09/04/2025 6:45:29 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane
We, at least, used to have copy editors. They seem to be long gone.
The English language is deteriorating at a rapid pace.
16 posted on 09/04/2025 7:03:46 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: TangoLimaSierra; ladyjane

Is it possible that autocorrect corrects things at the last minute without giving the poster the opportunity to correct the errors?


17 posted on 09/04/2025 8:38:12 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
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To: Morgana

To the stupid journolista:

Unloading the MAGAZINE, it’s not a clip...!


18 posted on 09/04/2025 9:01:10 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Silentgypsy
Is it possible that autocorrect corrects things at the last minute without giving the poster the opportunity to correct the errors?

I don't think so. At least, it's never happened to me.

19 posted on 09/05/2025 4:35:04 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: ladyjane
It is amazing that schools of journalism don’t require knowledge of the English language.

And this is a London-based publication, where they should have command of the English language. But DM's text is a laugh.

20 posted on 09/05/2025 4:35:59 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (“We’re redoing DC parks, all new grass. I’m good at grass; I have a lot of golf courses.” —DJ Trump)
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