NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT: Ambushed Philly Cop Prevails Over Muslim Assassin

By Bob Owens

Five-year Philadelphia Police Department veteran Jesse Harnett is made of stronger stuff than most people.

Harnett was flagged down by Edward Archer last night, and as he stopped his car, Archer opened fire with what appears to be a Glock 23, a .40 S&W pistol, from just 3-4 yards away. A security camera caught Archer advancing as he fired, with his final shots being fired at point blank range through the squad car window in an obvious assassination attempt.

Instead of putting up his hands and turning his head away from the fight as many people would have instinctively done, Harnett instead drew his own weapon and fought for his life.

A police officer in a patrol car was wounded overnight in a blazing ambush in West Philadelphia during which a gunman unloaded a semiautomatic pistol into the cruiser, authorities said.

Officer Jesse Hartnett, 33, was hit three times in the arm and taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition but faces a long …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms