National Guardsman’s Trip to Walmart With His Family Turns Into Potentially Deadly Nightmare

theblaze.com ^ | 10/24/2014 | Jason Howerton

[rktman]

"...“Before I even walked over, I told my wife to go to the front of the store with the kids and call the police,” he said, explaining that his first concern was the safety of his family

Nelson said he then carefully approached the knife-wielding man and “thought real hard about drawing my gun.” He ultimately decided to keep a hand on his firearm and let the assailant know he was armed rather than drawing out of fear that he might cut the woman in a panic.

“I didn’t have to draw,” he told TheBlaze. “He knew I was armed and at that point, he became a little more cooperative. I was pretty forceful in demanding him to put the knife down.”....Police eventually responded to the scene and put the suspect in handcuffs."

[rktman]

Yup. Left ankle=homedepot. LOL!

[rktman]

Does the sheriff bill you for gas if they have to drive that far out? :>}

[SkyDancer]

Thanks. I know where Marysville is - was just commenting on where I live and the police response time. I fly out of an airport in Snohomish and other’s. R/Janey :)

[2111USMC]

Pfft.

The Walmart in our city removed all the guns from the store years ago.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Noteworthy: “...the woman he was threatening was his own mother. He turned the knife on his mom when she refused to buy him a gun, according to a copy of the police report...”

I suspect the knife holder was a “definitely prohibited person” for gun ownership. Very likely mental illness. I would also guess he got the fillet knife at the store as well. (Outdoor department, both knives and guns.)

If this is the case, he is in for an extended stay at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.

[rktman]

You missed the most obvious answer to the issue. Walmart will henceforth cease to sell and and all sharp instruments and any and all firearms. Pretty easy solutions huh? :>}

[fini]

I live in Jacksonville, NC. The local Walmart allows open carry and concealed carry.

[rktman]

Awesome.

[Grampa Dave]

“Does the sheriff bill you for gas if they have to drive that far out? :>}”

Probably. They should if it was a wasted call.

[Grampa Dave]

“Yup. Left ankle=homedepot. LOL!”

My left foot post surgery had more stitches than a baseball. I took a picture and sent it out to our family and friends.

The non medical people said no more. The medical people wanted more pictures and copies of the X-rays.

One of our sons labeled my foot Franken Foot as the first picture was taken in October and sent then.

[rktman]

LOL! When I had back surgery (no replacement parts added) the staples ran from T-10 all the way down to S-1. It looked like an HO gage railroad track. Similar to you, pictures to non-meds were like “YUCK! Stop it!”. Meds were “Gimme more, gimme more.”