Posted August 3, 2015 4:00 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

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An employee of Sacred Heart of Jesus church in Boulder, Colorado was at the right place at the right time, and made all the difference in the equation was that he was carrying a concealed firearm. Just before 6pm Thursday, 47-year-old Heriberto Haro-Luna confronted his estranged wife in the church parking lot, wrapping his hand around her neck and threatening to slit her throat as she began saying her final prayers. The employee, who hasn’t been identified, watched the start of the confrontation from a safe distance. He was familiar with the victim, and sees her regularly as a parishioner on Thursday evenings . . .

At first, it was verbal. Quickly though, things turned violent.

That’s when the employee sprung into action, concealed firearm and all.

“He presented (the gun) and told the man to leave her alone,” he added. “It was very fortunate he was there.”

After seeing the gun, Haro-Luna fled the parking lot as quickly as he could. Police caught up with him shortly after and was arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and felony menacing.

The 41-year-old victim was taken to the hospital. She had been stabbed in the abdomen. Police say she suffered …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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