Gun carrying man stops stabbing spree in Utah

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Another Second Amendment success story: A man carrying a gun in a Utah grocery store stopped a man that went on a stabbing spree after purchasing the knife in the store.

Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people. "There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms."

Then, before the suspect could find another victim - a citizen with a gun stopped the madness. "A guy pulled gun on him and told him to drop his weapon or he would shoot him. So, he dropped his weapon and the people from Smith's grabbed him."

By the time officers arrived the suspect had been subdued by employees and shoppers. Police had high praise for gun carrying man who ended the hysteria. Lt. Brian Purvis said, "This was a volatile situation that could have gotten worse. We can only assume from what we saw it could have gotten worse. He was definitely in the right place at the right time."

Dozens of other shoppers, who too could have become victims, are also thankful for the gun carrying man.

Gun Carrying Man Stops Stabbing Spree in Utah - Leah Barkoukis

[crash]

Guy was obviously an idiot, but not stupid! He knew enough to know that you don't use a knife in a gun fight!! LOL!

[Mike D]

Well done!

[Hoosier]

Wow, they actually found some "normal" people to interview. I didn't think those existed any longer.

This is more inline with what I'm used to seeing:


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[geoffav]

Awesome! They seem to have saved the day this time.

The youtube interview was classic. I know it was not related to the event in post 1 but I'm sure the news people seek out the "off beat" for interviews. They are funny.

[CobraDreaming]

Geez. Stories like this never end. Millions of these weapons out there. We have to have tighter knife control!!

[Cory]

The attacker is lucky that the good Samaritan gave him the chance to drop the weapon.

[dv/dt]

And then there is the other side of things:

Man accidentally shoots self in buttocks when gun falls out of pocket at Nevada movie theatre

SPARKS, Nev. - Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Nevada movie theatre during a showing of "The Bourne Legacy."

Police in Sparks, Nev., say the 56-year-old man's injuries are not life-threatening and no others were hurt.

Authorities say the man had a permit to carry a concealed firearm. The man told officers the gun fell from his pocket Tuesday night as he was adjusting himself in the seat and that it discharged when it dropped to the floor.

Authorities say the case will be sent to the city attorney for possible charges.

The incident comes less than a month after a shooting at a suburban Denver theatre that left 12 dead and 58 injured.

[VPR-KLR]

Geesh, at least he shot his buttocks and not his nads.

[Cory]

People just don't learn from the Burress incident.

[VPR-KLR]

What it the Burress incident?