Good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun - Granite Grok

Good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun

holstered-gun1Yet another instance of what the Left claims never happens – those of us with concealed permits (or here in NH, a pistol / revolver license even though we have Constitutional Carry now) are mindful of the responsibilities it holds and that we have taken on voluntarily to protect ourselves, our families, our friends, and others if need be (reformatted, emphasis mine):

A good guy with a gun confronted Emanuel Kidega Samson on Sunday and held him at gunpoint after he allegedly opened fire on congregants at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ.

Breitbart News reported that the good guy–22–year-old Robert Engle–initially confronted Samson while unarmed and Samson was shot with his own gun during the physicality that followed. The Tennessean reports that after Samson was shot, Engle ran out to his car and retrieved his own firearm, then re-entered the church and held Samson at gunpoint for police.

Engle has a concealed carry permit.  Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson said of Engle, “He’s the hero. He’s the person who stopped this madness.”

According to ABC News, Nashville Metro Police spokesman Don Aaron said Samson “was wearing a neoprene half-mask and drove an SUV” into the parking of Burnette Chapel Church of Christ  He said Samson “arrived in the parking lot and first fatally fired at a woman walking to her car.” He then entered the church where he shot and wounded others. Police said that Samson allegedly shot “indiscriminately” once inside the church.

In addition:

The shooter, identified as Emanuel Kidega Samson, a 25-year-old Rutherford County man from Sudan, accidentally shot himself after he was confronted by an armed member of the congregation and is being treated at the hospital, according to Metro Nashville Police. Police say he previously attended the church.  The woman killed has been identified as Melanie Smith, 39, of Smyrna.

**Note** Sudan is on the President Trump travel list of nations for enhanced security and vetting.

Front Page add this info:

Kidega’s likes included black nationalist Muslim racists like Farrakhan and Malcolm X. There is the black nationalism and the accusations of racism. Especially when directed at the police. And there are the pro-Islamic materials. Kidega appears to have been a Christian. His social media usually suggests as much. But he did have a variety of pro-Islamic memes, usually from left-wing sites like Mic. The one above is particularly ironic.

(H/T: Big Government, Conservative Treehouse, Front Page)

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