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Tue Jun 28, 2016, 10:12 PM Jun 2016

Augusta police: Legally armed bystanders break up Walmart shooting

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Augusta Police say two bystanders, legally armed with handguns, stepped in during a shooting incident at a Walmart in Augusta.

Police say four suspects were taken into custody by police Sunday after allegedly firing gunshots in the parking lot of a Walmart.

The suspects involved were sitting in vehicles parked next to each other when the altercation arose. The occupants of one vehicle fired at the occupants of the other, which resulted in return gunfire.

When the shooting stopped, police said one suspect exited their vehicle to confront the occupants of the other. This is when two bystanders, who were legally carrying, interfered and stopped the incident, police said.

Complete article at: http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/augusta-waterville/augusta-police-bystanders-carrying-legally-prevented-walmart-shooting-from-escalating/257256957

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Augusta police: Legally armed bystanders break up Walmart shooting (Original Post) Just reading posts Jun 2016 OP
Good Guy with a gun Elmergantry Jun 2016 #1
... shenmue Jun 2016 #4
That can't happen Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #2
It DIDN'T happen: No one was killed, so statistically it doesn't show up on controller radar. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #6
I wonder how many resent the fact it didn't degenerate into a confused free-for-all. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #3
Plenty- and they'll studiously pretend that they never heard of this... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #5
They'll call it an NRAtalkingPoint©, and say it never happened. So there. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #7
I don't understand how they resent the absence of bad news and the presence of good news. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2016 #8
It doesn't fit their narrative. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #11
Their response to a sharply falling crime rate - "Not fast enough" DonP Jun 2016 #12
MA and IL are obviously pro-gun outliers. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #15
But, but, but, we've been assured that the police will shoot the concealed carriers DonP Jun 2016 #9
Impossible.. virginia mountainman Jun 2016 #10
Total BS. Never happened. linuxman Jun 2016 #14
Gun free zones help facilitate rampage killers. Kang Colby Jul 2016 #16
 

DonP

(6,185 posts)
12. Their response to a sharply falling crime rate - "Not fast enough"
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 05:44 PM
Jun 2016

If we just had fewer guns it would be falling much faster, they're so sure. No evidence of course, but they're positive.

Coupled with their religious meme that "there are no new gun owners".

Well, except in Illinois and Mass, where we have FOID cards and you can actually count all the new gun owners. Like the 2 million new FOID card holders/gun owners in Illinois alone in the last 2 years.

But I'm sure the other 48 states all must have fewer gun owners, right?

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DonP

(6,185 posts)
9. But, but, but, we've been assured that the police will shoot the concealed carriers
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 11:47 AM
Jun 2016

The responding police are all too stupid and/or confused to be able to tell who the good guys versus the bad guys are and will just deservedly shoot everyone with a gun. ... and it will serve them right for having a "gun in their pants" and/or hands.

Just like every state with concealed carry will be a bloodbath and Georgia, with the "Guns Everywhere" law last year, has deteriorated into a Mad Max wasteland of violence.

Must be true, because both committed gun control fans here on DU told me so and they are always correct.

 

linuxman

(2,337 posts)
14. Total BS. Never happened.
Wed Jun 29, 2016, 11:15 PM
Jun 2016

I've been assured that such an incident will degrade into a multi-directional shootout free-for-all, complete with the good guys whacking each other.

 

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts)
16. Gun free zones help facilitate rampage killers.
Fri Jul 1, 2016, 06:28 PM
Jul 2016

This incident didn't occur in a GFZ, and surprise, surprise...look at the outcome.




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