Armed Citizen Who Stopped Washington State Bad Guy Is A Pastor

By Tom Knighton

Whether some people like it or not, guns are a part of the American experience. People from other countries will occasionally ask their American hosts to take them shooting, an activity so forbidden in their home nations but common as hell here in the Land of the Free.

However, some people have it in their mind that the average gun owner fits a certain profile, that the guy who carries a gun on a daily basis is some wannabe Rambo with an inferiority complex and a hatred for humanity.

The reality is quite different. They can be anything. Like, say… a pastor.

An armed civilian is credited with saving several lives when he stopped a man firing shots at a Walmart in Washington Sunday.

The Tumwater Police Department identified the deceased gunman Monday as Tim O. Day, 44, of McCleary, Wash. He shot two people and tried carjacking six people. Day also fired shots inside the Walmart, but did not hit anyone inside the store.

A man who would rather not be identified stopped the crime spree when he shot and killed Day. Police say the 47-year-old man is from Oakville, Washington. He is a pastor, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms