Posted on 02/17/2019 5:14:40 PM PST by markomalley
A Tennessee man is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment after witnesses told police he pulled a gun on a man who was wearing Make America Great Again hat inside Sams Club.
The hat is associated with President Donald Trumps campaign for office.
James Phillips, 57, of Cottontown, Tenn., is accused of pulling a gun on the man inside the store Saturday after making an obscene gesture with his finger, according to his arrest citation.
Phillips, who was wearing a veterans cap, told police he made the gesture at the man and a woman with him because of the MAGA hats they were wearing, according to his citation. The man then confronted Phillips inside the store and an argument began.
That man then made the same obscene gesture to Phillips, according to the citation. At that point, witnesses told police Phillips pointed a gun at the man. That portion of the incident could not be seen on video surveillance.
Police encountered Phillips and the couple after being called to the Sams Club parking lot where multiple witnesses had called the police to report a man pulling a gun on a couple, according to his citation.
Callers told police the man, later identified as Phillips, told the woman, its a good day to die b ..
In his rear right pocket, Phillips was carrying a concealed .40 caliber Glock with a bullet chambered. He had two extra magazines in his left cargo pocket, according to his arrest citation.
He holds a concealed carry permit from Tennessee which has a reciprocal agreement with Kentucky for concealed carry licenses.
Phillips is lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail.
A bullet won’t do him much good without the casing, powder and primer.
You’re “Rap Sheet” is an Xlnt link,
Thanks.
Agree. CCL holders are a very law abiding group for the most part.
Not icewater . . . courage. I can only hope that I would be so brave in such a confrontation.
"...The hat is created in defiance of the negative and divisive rhetoric used by Trump and every penny (minus production cost) from the pledge will be donated to ACLU to help protect the rights of over 3.3 million Muslim Americans.
So when I say that telling the guy to pull the trigger or fight with fists shows he has icewater in his veins, that's where I'm coming from.
So glad you’re here and okay.
In martial arts classes we practiced concentrating on what to do for a gun in our backs, then making pre-planned half turn (deciding on which way was important)and slash with a forearm. None of us knew if we could ever really pull it off.
Most M Squads didn’t even have Lee Marvin do that so how could we mere mortals? He kicked a guy’s shin once, broke a lamp to distract him but often merely watched for a sudden intrusion by a bystander or henchman to make his move. Just TV, though. Not worth our lives.
It was Ed Daily, the owner of World Airways at the time.
We ended up becoming great friends.
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