Man Brings a Gun to a Hatchet Fight, Saves Lives: Defensive Gun Use of the Day

By Dan Zimmerman

By R. Erin Lenth via concealednation.org

A masked hatchet-wielding man wreaking havoc in a Burien, Washington 7-11 was shot and killed this morning by a good Samaritan with a concealed firearm. Though the attacker’s motive is unclear, the as-yet unidentified suspect entered the store shortly before 5:45 am today and, without saying a word, immediately started swinging the hatchet. He first attacked a customer before turning his sights on the store clerk, who suffered only minor injuries to his stomach before a good guy with a gun stepped in . . .

The 60-year-old morning regular was seated in the store drinking coffee when the attacker came in. Responding immediately, the un-named man pulled out his firearm and shot the assailant, who died at the scene.

King County Sheriff Sergeant Cindi West, called the man a hero, saying, “Fortunately, because of this customer with his weapon, this could have been a lot worse…we believe had this good Samaritan not acted, we might have a dead clerk on our hands right now. The clerk could be the one laying there dead on the floor right now.”

Investigators describe the area as a “quite …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns