Posted December 14, 2015 6:05 pm by Comments

By Bob Owens

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The use of firearms in the military occurs under very tightly controlled conditions and rules of engagement to prevent fratricide and collateral damage. Unfortunately, however, we’ve seen several instances lately where military veterans assume that they are gun experts, but most assuredly are not.

A Mr. Norman Reynolds is the latest sad exhibition of this fact.

The man facing felony charges for shooting his gun in an attempt to stop suspected shoplifters in Elkhart is speaking out.

Norman Reynolds fired one shot in the parking lot of the Big R farm supply store on South Main Street in Elkhart in mid October.

He spoke to the media for the first time Friday morning after appearing in court.

“The police officer arrives, he walks up to me and says, ‘Are you the guy?’” Reynolds said. “I said, ‘Yeah, I’m the guy.’”

Reynolds is a decorated army and Air Force veteran who said he’s worked with firearms for 45 years.

As two shoplifting suspects got into a truck in the parking lot of the Big R in October, Reynolds said he fired one shot in an attempt to stop the suspects from getting away.

Despite his claimed expertise and experience, Reynolds did pretty much the same …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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