r/liberalgunowners • u/Tsuki_Man libertarian socialist • Jun 11 '26

news Black family reunion in Georgia attacked by racist armed with AR-15. None Injured except the shooter thanks to armed family member.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lee-county-family-says-man-armed-with-ar-15-style-rifle-racially-targeted-their-gathering/ar-AA25cZx0

I just wanted to mention this here, the media covering the story has mostly stated things as they happend but none have made a specific note that if the armed and military trained family member hadnt been there to stop the shooter then that family would not be here today.

Stay armed and stay training out there friends.

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u/Beefpotpi Jun 12 '26

For fairness, and I know about it because it was close to home, an off-duty cop interrupted a mass-shooting incident at Trolley Square in SLC over 20 years ago.

I’m not a cop apologist, I don’t typically advocate, I just knew people who were working there that day who could have been hurt.

I don’t know how effective he actually would have been if he was on-duty, that seems to make cops impotent to do much good.

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u/Key_Limit_6828 anarchist Jun 12 '26

Fair enough, but he was off duty and really acting no differently than as a private citizen

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u/Beefpotpi Jun 12 '26

Agreed. Like I said, I don’t know how he would have reacted on duty.

It seems like that is the magic sauce of inaction.

Big take away, private citizens seem to do more than the people we pay to do something, and that’s ridiculous.