Posted on 07/07/2018 6:58:25 PM PDT by Hojczyk
DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO — A man went on a wild ride after stealing a vehicle, shooting at passing vehicles as he drove, and then ended up at a camp ground to continue his crime spree. He wasn’t prepared for what he was about to encounter, but the other person was.
The suspect, a 29-year-old male, drove the stolen vehicle into the Pike National Forest, shooting at passing vehicles.
He ultimately stopped the vehicle at a Devil’s Head Campground and approached an unsuspecting camper with a rifle, which began a confrontation.
As the confrontation ensued the rifle was pointed at the camper/victim and the camper returned fire.
Police arrived to the scene and took the suspect into custody and had him hauled to the hospital to get treatment for his multiple gunshot wounds. It does not seem that anyone else was injured during the incident.
Luckily for everyone else, a camper decided to bring his firearm along for the trip, as many campers do. Thinking that he would be face-to-face with a man pointing a rifle at him was probably not high on his list of possibilities, but it happened anyway.
Being prepared for random acts of violence such as this is why the majority of people carry firearms. This could have been a whole different story had no one else been armed and ready to defend against this lunatic.
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What would have happend to THIS waitress had she not been armed..?
https://youtu.be/WqLGGWbUv8U?t=46
I’ve been in that area a few times. Pretty busy in the summer time, but only issues with alcohol mis-behavior.
There is a time and place for everything including guns, even if some ignorant politicians don’t think so.
Too bad the camper did not have a more effective weapon. Now the BG will get patched up under subsidized 0bama Care coverage which will be passed on to insurance payers who have jobs so he can get well and do it all over again.
California,
Allow campers to carry.
Last I heard.
Cool. I’m glad that most parks allow weapons now.
Best to have it & not need it.
Than to need it & not have it.
God only knows how many people have died in no gun zones wishing that they had one.
Allow campers to carry.
Last I heard.
Yes you can.
There is a time and place for everything including guns,
That’s right, and it’s up to the INDIVIDUAL with their firearm, not the piss-ant politicians or their simpleton minions who are afraid of responsible citizens with firearms...
I will live as a felon before I live in fear.
Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.) ,
Was this written for a Middle School journalism class?
I just got back from LBL (Land Between the Lakes, KY and TN), which is Federally administered, and they still have signs up stating firearms are banned, except for hunting in season.
Granted that the locals probably ignore the signs — in fact I’m a little surprised the signs have not been riddled by target practice.
#8. I’d love to hear what the gun-carrying heroine in this video had to say to the assailant. Something about his “mother”, I’ll bet.
That's not true - even in Texas.
I don't think the majority of people even own firearms.
Now Damn it, once again we have a victim of gun violence, oh when will it end!
I Will Live...
That statement Alone seems
To say it All.
“I just got back from LBL (Land Between the Lakes, KY and TN), which is Federally administered, and they still have signs up stating firearms are banned, except for hunting in season.”
I think it’s up to the state in which the park rests. I can carry in Rocky Mountain National Park.
If it was Brandon gets a D on it. If it was for an English class maybe a C.
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