We bring you a great story of a good guy with a gun thwarting a criminal enterprise. Even better is the good guy's articulation for why he became involved and drew his gun on the bad dudes with a little bit of evil in their hearts. Read on!
By James England via concealednation.org: A high speed police pursuit ended after a SUV carrying three suspects collided with a GMC Sierra on the north side of Billings, Montana. The suspects’ vehicle flipped over and they got out in an attempt to flee the scene of the crime. Two of the suspects ran straight into a law-abiding gun owner who held them at gunpoint until police could arrest them.
According to KTVQ News, the gunowner pursued the suspects and held them at gunpoint. Police arrived and quickly took custody of the criminals. One of the suspects had an outstanding warrant for his arrest and both had non-life-threatening injuries. No shots were fired while they were subdued.
“They started running away until I pulled my firearm on them and put them on the ground,” the gunowner said to KTVQ.
“The firearm made them pretty submissive,” the gunowner said. “As far as I know, they were armed and dangerous criminals. They posed a threat to me, my son, anyone in this area by acting the way they were. So if you can stop that, that’s what you need to do.”
Check out that quote. Read it again.
“The firearm made them pretty submissive,” the gunowner said. “As far as I know, they were armed and dangerous criminals. They posed a threat to me, my son, anyone in this area by acting the way they were.”
This guy is good. He articulated the danger in clear and concise terms what the threat was and why he drew his gun and held the suspects at gunpoint until police arrived. He didn't just scream, "I was in fear for my life!" Instead, he articulated how their specific behaviors created a reasonable perception of a risk of death or great bodily injury to innocent life.
In the KTVQ story, the gunowner said:
"Is he pulling a gun, is he pulling a knife out, is he trying to do something here that could hurt me, I didn't want any of that to happen," Vangen said. "So my main focus was keeping his hands visible while my gun was pointed at his forehead."
"Don't shoot me," one of the suspects pleaded with Vangen.
Yeah, a gun pointed at one's forehead generally makes people meek and mild unless they are clinically insane.
Well done, Mr. Vangen. And thank you for doing a good deed.
Is that what the DNC/Hillary is having lawsuits against TRUMP/RNC for voter suppression ?