While the gun grabbers are always quick to dismiss the notion that it takes a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun, that exact scenario played out in Las Vegas on Friday.
In what appears to be a likely mass shooting unfolding, surveillance video captured a helmet-wearing gunman armed with an AR-15-type rifle shooting his way into the residential Turnberry Towers, but he didn’t make it beyond a second set of doors before an armed man inside the building opened fire.
The armed man inside, who is being hailed as a hero, is reportedly an employee of the towers and he dropped the potential mass shooter as he began to navigate the second set of doors.
Would be Mass Public Shooter Stopped by an Employee with a Concealed Handgun Permit
On Friday, June 23rd, 2023, an employee at Turnberry Towers near Karen and Paradise shot a gunman who walked in and fired shots at the front desk. Fortunately, an employee at the building with a… pic.twitter.com/JyUs2O2iEn
— John R Lott Jr. (@JohnRLottJr) June 27, 2023
The suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he is reportedly in critical condition.
Interestingly, despite the video above, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is downplaying the shooting, describing it as an “isolated incident.”
“I want to dispel any reports of any active assailant or any active shooter situations, that was not the case here today,” Lt. Noe Esparza with the Convention Center Area Command for LVMPD told 8 News Now. “The community is safe, this appears to be an isolated incident.”
Local media reported on “a shooting.”
Actor James Woods responded to the video to share a popular sentiment: “So simple even a politician should be able to figure it out. #SecondAmendment.”
So simple even a politician should be able to figure it out. #SecondAmendment https://t.co/xcNDeLLd1b
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) June 27, 2023
Here’s a sampling of other responses to the story, as seen on Twitter:
I’ll take “good guy with a gun” for $500……
— Ken (@CaptainFlorida7) June 27, 2023
This is exactly what Democrats fear. Citizens defending themselves.
— Denlesks (@Denlesks) June 27, 2023
YES and gun free zones are exactly where murderers pick to target ppl! It’s not rocket science they are all liars!!!
— Sarah H (@SarahKate1121) June 27, 2023
When seconds count the cops are minutes away. #ProtectYours
— AmEricaB (@AmErican_armee) June 27, 2023
And the news will never run a story on this.
— Jason (@SonOfJaye) June 27, 2023
If someone with intentions to kill is coming at you. If you or someone else calls the police. All they can do is clean up the scene when it’s over.
They will NOT get to you in time to STOP ANYTHING.
YOU ARE YOUR FIRST RESPONDER, BE PREPARED!
— Rick (@SniperGhostM24) June 27, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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