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CWKahrFan · November 29, 2011, 02:19 AM

I hear you GI... It's an interesting episode... The media report quite strongly using the phrase "good samaritan"... leads me to think that the witnesses must have been generally supportive of the permit holder and the press picked up on that enough to put out an also-supportive report.

The fact that he was released after questioning is clearly an indicator that the investigating LEOs also feel his actions were within legal bounds.

Feels to me that there is a little cultural shift happening these days... That more and more people are beginning to understand what most posters here have known a long time; that responsible citizens who carry can have a very positive impact on their communities... that LEOs can't always be where they're needed... that there are SOME instances when malevolent force can be met and successfully neutralized by concerned citizens.

Again, hearing media people use the phrase "good samaritan" in reference to a CCWer shooter is really quite remarkable... Thanks for the link GI!

Here's more:

http://www.startribune.com/local/min...132311553.html

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...ovich.php#more

Here's a follow-up report from two weeks later:

http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2349047.shtml

November 29, 2011, 02:19 AM	#2
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	I hear you GI... It's an interesting episode... The media report quite strongly using the phrase "good samaritan"... leads me to think that the witnesses must have been generally supportive of the permit holder and the press picked up on that enough to put out an also-supportive report. The fact that he was released after questioning is clearly an indicator that the investigating LEOs also feel his actions were within legal bounds. Feels to me that there is a little cultural shift happening these days... That more and more people are beginning to understand what most posters here have known a long time; that responsible citizens who carry can have a very positive impact on their communities... that LEOs can't always be where they're needed... that there are SOME instances when malevolent force can be met and successfully neutralized by concerned citizens. Again, hearing media people use the phrase "good samaritan" in reference to a CCWer shooter is really quite remarkable... Thanks for the link GI! Here's more: http://www.startribune.com/local/min...132311553.html http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...ovich.php#more Here's a follow-up report from two weeks later: http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2349047.shtml __________________ What did Mrs. Bullet say to Mr. Bullet? ... "We're having a BeeBee!"... IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT!... IF THE GUN FITS, SHOOT IT! "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it." Last edited by CWKahrFan; November 29, 2011 at 02:31 AM.