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Guard: 'It seemed like it was me, the gunman and God'
Colorado Springs Gazette ^
| December.10, 2007
| Tom Roeder
Posted on 12/10/2007 4:34:33 PM PST by Reagan Man
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To: Reagan Man
Pictures of guard who killed Murray - she had a license to carry:
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:43:17 PM PST
by
randita
To: Reagan Man
The common sense of concealed carry just screams from this story. God bless Miss Assam and all the others who were attacked.
To: Reagan Man; randita
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:45:06 PM PST
by
fiftymegaton
(Fred Thompson in 2008)
To: Reagan Man
Assam has a background in law enforcement but is not currently a law enforcement officer. Assam said her Christian faith gave her the willpower to face down the heavily-armed Murray Interesting. Assam is an Arab name; maybe Lebanese?
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:45:37 PM PST
by
Defiant
(Huckabee puts the goober back in gubernatorial.)
To: Reagan Man
Good shoot of a rabid animal!
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:46:07 PM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Rudy,Romney,McCain, Huckabee will send a self-abused stomped elephant to the DRNC.)
To: Reagan Man
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:46:09 PM PST
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: Reagan Man
I took cover and I waited for him to get closer, Assam said today. I identified myself and I engaged him and took him down.
Scratch one bad guy.....
And Ms. Assam will now be referred to as ‘hero’. I hope that every time she ponders that dumb ba$tard she sent to hell, so is comforted by those still walking today only because she did the right thing.
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:46:31 PM PST
by
mad puppy
(I'd rather live a day on my feet than a year on my knees)
To: mad puppy
She did do he right thing.
And she is right to give God the Glory.
To: mad puppy
I hope that every time she ponders that dumb ba$tard she sent to hell, so is comforted by those still walking today only because she did the right thing. I saw the interview on local TV.
She's a strong woman, she's not going to have any problems with this.
This happened on the 3rd day of a 4 day fast, and was a little concerned that her shakeyness (sp) would affect her aim, and so she asked the Holy Spirit to guide her.
(That is all paraphrasing of what I remember, if someone has the actual quotes, please, chime in)
Gun control, enhanced by the Holy Spirit, is deadly.
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:52:38 PM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: randita
AMERICAN HERO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:54:48 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( MURTHA: 'I think the 'surge' is working'...)
To: Reagan Man
Assam, a volunteer security guard with police training, said she heard the shooting and encountered Murray in the foyer of New Lifes worship center and fired several pistol shots, killing him.I took cover and I waited for him to get closer, Assam said today. I identified myself and I engaged him and took him down.
It seemed like it was me, the gunman and God, she said.
Good girl!
To: Balding_Eagle
To hades with the fast! I will buy that woman the best steak in town!!!
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:55:15 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
("Has there been a code nine? Have you heard from the Doctor?")
To: tgslTakoma
I don’t like that she identified herself. That was dumb. She should have just opened fire on the nut. Of course, I’m proud of her too.
To: Reagan Man
She did her job well and was obviously prepared for anything...Lets not go over the top on this,although Mall operators may be able to learn much....
To: Defiant
Maronite....usually means “from Damascus” in the old days
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:58:30 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(subservient well trained former shrew tamer for Thompson)
To: mad_as_he$$
LOL! Better be right with God, she’s not just anyone to mess with.
BTW, she did say she is confident that she will find a Godly husband! Just a slight moment of light heartedness in the interview.
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posted on
12/10/2007 4:59:24 PM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
(If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
To: Reagan Man
Thanks for posting - finally a story with some information in it. Figured she had some training - run to the guns!
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posted on
12/10/2007 5:02:43 PM PST
by
Squidpup
("Fight the Good Fight")
To: ItisaReligionofPeace
I dont like that she identified herself. That was dumb. She should have just opened fire on the nut.From this thread:
At about that moment, a female guard with a drawn handgun turned a corner and walked toward the gunman and yelled "Surrender!" Bourbonnais said.
The gunman pointed a handgun at the woman and fired three shots, Bourbonnais said. She returned fire and just kept walking toward the gunman pressing off round after round.
The female guard fired off about a dozen shots.
After the gunman went down, Bourbonnais asked the woman, who has only been identified as a volunteer security guard with the church, how she remained so calm and focused.
Bourbonnais said she replied:
"I was asking the Holy Spirit to guide me the entire time."
To: Reagan Man
Last Friday ABC Evening News with Charlie Gibson highlighted a female that was a victim (not hurt) in the Omaha shopping center shooting. She basically hid in a stockroom during the shooting and called 911. She was anointed ABC's "Person of the week."
This female who took down the shooter in Colorado Springs is a real hero ... she no doubt saved many lives ... and my bet is she won't get zip in the way of acknowledgment ... certainly not from ABC Evening News.
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posted on
12/10/2007 5:05:49 PM PST
by
BluH2o
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