Police: Man In ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat Takes Out Gun After Refusing To Remove Hat, Sparking Active Shooter Scare At Pa. Mall

pittsburgh.cbslocal.com ^ | January 8, 2019

[lowbridge]

An altercation over a man’s refusal to remove a “Make America Great Again” hat triggered a recent active shooter scare at a Pennsylvania mall, police said.

The altercation started outside when a man confronted another man wearing the hat in support of President Donald Trump outside the Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 30, authorities said Tuesday. The man threatened to assault the Trump supporter if he did not remove his hat, and then tried to knock it off his head.

Police say the man wearing the hat then pulled a gun out and pointed it at the ground, prompting the other man to flee the scene.

[Steely Tom]

I’ll hesitate to comment until I get information from a source other than CBS News.

[facedown]

“Wilkes-Barre Township Police Chief Will Clark said firearms are not permitted inside the mall, but the altercation happened outside near Macy’s. The armed man had a concealed carry permit, and Clark said no charges will be filed against him.”

[Secret Agent Man]

Works for me. Criminal got scared off by display of firearm.

[dragnet2]

You can’t wear a hat in a stinking mall?

Gak~

[2banana]

Pennsylvania is a concealed weapon state.

You threaten someone with bodily harm, you might just get shot.

[Lisbon1940]

Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-Barre

[traderrob6]

“Active shooter scare”???? How is that possible as no shots were fired and nor charges were made.

[GOP Congress]

Police say the man wearing the hat then pulled a gun out and pointed it at the ground, prompting the other man to flee the scene.

This needed to be highlighted. Without the gun, he may have been physically assaulted.

[Retrofitted]

Sounds to me like concealed-carry worked the way it should. Also shows these pukes will jack-rabbit at the slightest push-back (and the push-back is starting to happen more and more).

[School of Rational Thought]

If situation is as described, the use of the firearm was appropriate self-defense.

[dragnet2]

Make America great?

How nasty an foul can these hat wearers be?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3806869/posts

[coaster123]

I'm not afraid to comment. I'm not afraid to pro forma disparage a leftist.

The patriot was well within his rights and the law to brandish (and more) in response to assault.

[Steely Tom]

So was the person who demanded that he remove his hat a sworn hat-enforcement officer?

[Hot Tabasco]

prompting the other man to flee the scene.

CW-II is going to be a breeze........

[cornfedcowboy]

If he was inside he shouldn’t be wearing a hat anyway. Them is the rules around my house.

[Steely Tom]

The patriot was well within his rights and the law to brandish (and more) in response to assault.

I'm not sure Massad Ayoob would agree, but I'm not an expert.

Seems to me brandishing is a bit problematic, but as I said I'm not an expert.

[coaster123]

Good God! Join the side you’re on.

[4Liberty]