Anti-gun advocates just can’t bring themselves to admit that armed citizens use their firearms to save themselves from attackers millions of times a year. That fact runs directly against their philosophy and beliefs.
By Mark Chesnut for The Truth About Guns
Another thing they’ll never admit is that armed citizens frequently save other people from attackers, using their firearms to protect their unarmed neighbors from bad guys intent on harming them. Good guys with guns are called “good guys” for a reason—they know that helping others who are under attack is a noble endeavor and are often willing to take the risk to do so.
Such was the case recently in a mall parking lot in Orlando, Florida. According to a report from Clickorlando.com, on July 14, an armed man drew his gun and forced another man, who was stabbing a woman with a knife, to stop the attack and flee the scene.
According to local police, security cameras showed that 41-year-old Alinton John and the woman arrived in the parking lot just before 10 p.m., talking for about half an hour, and then got into John’s vehicle. About 10 minutes later, the woman can be seen running toward the mall’s front entrance.
According to the police report, a witness told investigators that he and some family members were standing in the parking lot “when they saw a female ‘all stabbed up’ exit a red Tesla and heard her screaming.” The witness said that he then drew his concealed pistol, racked a round into the chamber, and pointed it at John.
According to another witness, after the armed citizen drew his gun and reportedly told John to back off, John replied, “The problem is with her, not you.” The attacker then got back into his vehicle and left the scene.
The victim, who suffered multiple stab, slash, and cut wounds to her back, stomach, and neck, as well as to one of her shoulders, one of her thighs, and both breasts, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Police later arrested John in the nearby town of Longwood. According to the police report, after his arrest, he stated that the woman had contacted him and asked to meet up; this led to a conversation about whether their relationship could be rebuilt. I guess the answer was no. He went on to acknowledge “a verbal and physical altercation” occurred in the Tesla without being specific about any of his actions, as well as how he left after a witness reportedly pulled a gun on him.
John is currently being held without bond, awaiting arraignment.
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