
<p>The story is not unique. ; It has happened many times. ; A good person with a gun was able to prevent a shooting by taking down the shooter. ; Of course, those events do not get widely reported or periodically summarized as part of the national conversation on guns and gun control because they go against the leftwing anti-gun narratives.</p>



<p>This time it was the Turnberry Tower resident apartment in Las Vegas on June 26. ; ;</p>



<p>According to surveillance cameras, Andrew Warrender, 32, arrived at the building in a valet driven car at 2:14 in the afternoon. ; He had been a resident of Turnberry Towers for more than a year and had never caused any problems in the past. ; But residents reported that he was “acting strange” that day. ; The the valet driver later reported that Warrender told him he was “not okay.” ; ;</p>



<p>Forty-five minutes later, Warrender was caught on camera walking down the stairs from the 36<sup>th</sup> floor –holding a rifle. He exits the building from a side door and re-enters from the front door. ; He goes to the elevator lobby while talking on his cell phone.</p>



<p>Warrender is approached by a female office manager and assistant. He makes several threatening gestures. They duck behind a desk and ultimately barricade themselves in an office. ; He fires one shot before his gun jams. ; He again takes aim and again the gun malfunctions. ; At that time, he bursts through a glass door and starts to exit the building.</p>



<p>Regardless, the security guard takes down Warrender with a burst of 10 to 12 shots. ; Warrender was wounded, but not fatally. ; The guard holds his gun on Warrender until police and medics arrive. Warrender removes the ammunition from his gun as he waits.</p>



<p>The management and residents of Turnberry Tower hailed the security guard as a hero who very likely saved the lives of any number of employees, residents and other citizens who might have been in Warrrender’s path. ; The name of the hero of the day was not revealed at the time of this commentary.</p>



<p>This was a potential mass shooting that did not happen because a good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun. ; That is not a unique situation. ; In many cases, the good guy with a gun did not even have to shoot – just threaten. ; Guns can take down a bad guy or just intimidate. ; In either case it ends a potentially dangerous situation.</p>



<p>I have often asked friends who want to limit the number of legal guns in the public environment this question. ; If you were in a situation where a mass shooter was targeting you and your family, would you hope that no good guy near you would have and use a gun? ; Personally, I do not own a gun, but if I was in that situation, I would be praying that everyone next to me had one – and would use them.</p>



<p>I am betting that the hardcore leftwingers will be questioning the actions of the security guard. ; After all, Warrrender’s gun had jammed. ; He was fleeing the building. ; Of course, there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t fix the gun – and that he would not use it against other folks as he ran. ; Lethal force is totally justified when the person presents a reasonable threat of harm or death to others. ; The security guard’s action was more than justified. ; It is what he was hired to do.</p>



<p>When considering restricting the carrying and use of guns, we should keep in mind that the vast majority of honest gun owners are not committing crimes or horrific shootings. ; They are mostly committed by people with stolen guns – people who possess them illegally. ; Yes, there are rare occasions when a person commits a crime with a legally possessed gun – but that is the exception, not the rule.</p>



<p>The most important gun regulation is to get the illegal guns out of the hands of bad guys – the street gangs, convicted felons, folks who have been institutionalized for mental conditions &#8212; people who should not have guns. ; Conversely, I appreciate the good guys (and gals) who have them. ; They just may save my life one day.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Good Guy with a Gun Stops Shooter
