Reckless Discharge in Waco

By Charles Daniel

Waco, Texas. A town that most people have only seen from I-35 traveling between Austin and D/FW. It is a town my wife and I recently begin to visit on day trips because we discovered fun activities for the kids and lots of good food to eat. But a recent incident in Waco, that was captured on video, was not fun and games and it sets a prime example of what NOT to do.

Here is a brief synopsis of the events. The suspect, 27-year-old male, stole a purse from an 84-year-old woman’s shopping cart at Walmart. Several men pursued, and as you can see in the video, they tried to restrain him. He was able to twist, contort and fight back enough he was ultimately able to get loose. That is when a woman named Emma Cotten, who had decided to offer assistance with pistol in hand, fired her weapon into the air and herein lies the problem.

Let’s get this out-of-the-way first. Ms. Cotten did not possess a legal means to conceal carry a handgun in any State. In fact, she was not carrying it on …Read the Rest

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