Off-Duty Deputy Uses His Everyday Concealed Carry Handgun To Defend His Family From A Brown Bear

By James England

LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA — A wounded black bear is still on the loose after an encounter in the San Gabriel Mountains with an off-duty deputy with his young children. As the family exited their vehicle in the driveway of an unincorporated part of the town, they discovered three black bears eating from trashcans. One of the black bears turned and charged towards the family. The off-duty deputy did the only thing he knew would work — he fought back with his gun.

via KTLA 5 News

“Fearing for his life, and the lives of his children, the deputy fired several rounds from a handgun toward the bear,” the release stated.

The bear was wounded and retreated, alongside the other two bears. California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel arrived on scene and attempted to track down the wounded animal but were unsuccessful.

One resident responded by saying that bear encounters were not at all uncommon in the area.

“It’s not alarming to hear that there are bears here. In fact, we go outside and sometimes we come face to face with a bear,” George Keeler said. “We’re not scared of them; we keep our respectful distance, but sometimes we think we need bear-proof …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation