{"id":102461,"date":"2020-07-23T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=102461"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T18:57:39","slug":"wednesday-fgs-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=102461","title":{"rendered":"Thursday FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sw-586-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sw-586-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sw-586-500x333.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/sw-586.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.personaldefenseworld.com\/2013\/03\/smith-wesson-model-586-357-mag\/\">S&amp;W 586<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\">Legally armed driver shoots, kills gunman to stop fatal shooting spree in\u00a0Indiana<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>BROWNSBURG, Ind. \u2014 A legally armed man shot and killed a gunman in Brownsburg, Ind., after a fatal unprovoked shooting,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/legally-armed-driver-shoots-kills-gunman-shooting-indiana?fbclid=IwAR2wdaoFIk5uMQKl2A3suOC6YH3RStxA_qG2S5EIC-HvrrlE_ytEpy_ENVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saving a second victim\u2019s life in the process.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 22-year-old suspect, Joshua Hayes, allegedly attacked two men as they were working in the Brownsburg Cemetery Tuesday afternoon, July 14, Indianapolis-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wishtv.com\/news\/crime-watch-8\/police-mental-health-issues-contributed-to-fatal-brownsburg-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WISH-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Without provocation, Hayes allegedly chased 36-year-old worker Seth Robertson out into an intersection, where he shot and killed him, according to the station.<\/p>\n<p>As Hayes was chasing the second cemetery worker, one of his bullets whizzed into the vehicle of an unidentified good Samaritan who was stopped at a red light near the intersection, injuring him, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2020\/07\/17\/brownsburg-shooting-attorney-man-who-intervened-shares-story\/5457529002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Star reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That man stepped out of the car, returned fire with a legal weapon and fatally struck Hayes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>1 \/ 0 \/ 0<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest here:<a href=\"https:\/\/fox6now.com\/2020\/07\/18\/legally-armed-driver-shoots-kills-gunman-to-stop-fatal-shooting-spree-in-indiana\/\">Fox 6 Now<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Daily Signal<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11 Incidents in Which Lawful Gun Owners Made a Difference <\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"post-title entry-title\"><a style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/author\/amy-swearer\/\">Amy Swearer <\/a><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2020\/07\/17\/11-incidents-in-which-lawful-gun-owners-made-a-difference\/\">You&#8217;ll just have to read &#8217;em.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Update Article: Retired Army Master Sergeant Gets Heroism Medal for Stopping Shooter on Kansas Bridge<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/author\/gina-harkins\">Gina Harkins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The retired soldier who was hailed as a hero after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2020\/05\/29\/meet-hero-soldier-who-took-down-active-shooter-his-truck-kansas-bridge.html\">taking down a gunman<\/a>\u00a0who opened fire at people stopped in their vehicles on a bridge in May was awarded for his actions this week.<\/p>\n<p>Retired Master Sgt. David Royer was awarded the Soldier&#8217;s Medal on Thursday, nearly two months after he drove toward a gunman, ramming him with his truck as the man began firing on people at random.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to say what inspires soldiers at the risk of their own lives to intervene and to save other soldiers, but that&#8217;s exactly what Master Sgt. Royer did on that day,&#8221; McConville said during the ceremony. &#8220;He risked his own life to save others, and we&#8217;re very, very proud of his actions that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The medal, which is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/army\">Army<\/a>&#8216;s highest award for non-combat heroism, was presented by Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville at a ceremony at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/base-guide\/fort-leavenworth\">Fort Leavenworth<\/a>, Kansas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>0 \/ 1 \/ 0<\/p>\n<p>BZ Master Sergeant (Ret) Royer! Read the rest here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2020\/07\/17\/retired-army-master-sergeant-gets-heroism-medal-stopping-shooter-kansas-bridge.html\">Military.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline\">Three arrested in connection with triple murder of Florida fishing buddies<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sub-headline speakable\"><em>Sheriff calls ringleader &#8216;pure evil in the flesh&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/c\/barnini-chakraborty\">Barnini Chakraborty<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Two men and a woman on Wednesday were\u00a0arrested in connection with the brutal beating\u00a0deaths of three\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southeast\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida<\/a>\u00a0friends during a nighttime catfishing trip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop\">\n<div id=\"desktop_desk-art-us-lb2\" class=\"ad gam\" data-iu=\"lb2\" data-ad-size=\"728x90,300x250,320x50,300x50,1x1,fluid\" data-ad-lz=\"1\" data-hot-unit=\"\">&#8220;We have locked up the three people responsible for the murders of these guys,&#8221; Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tony &#8220;TJ&#8221; Wiggins, 26, a hardened criminal with 230 felony criminal charges against him in his arrest history, was the alleged ringleader\u00a0behind the &#8220;massacre.&#8221; His girlfriend, Mary Whittemore, 27, and his\u00a0brother William &#8220;Robert&#8221; Wiggins, 21, have also been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Judd called the elder Wiggins\u00a0&#8220;pure evil in the flesh&#8221; and said his criminal history dates back to when he was 12 years old. He has 15 convictions and has two stints in state prison on his record.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a thug, he&#8217;s a criminal,&#8221; Judd said, adding Wiggins\u00a0has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of\u00a0ammunition by a convicted felon.<\/p>\n<p>His brother has been charged with tampering with evidence and accessory. Whittemore has been charged with accessory after the fact of capital felony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>0 \/ 3 \/ 0<br \/>\nRead the rest here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/three-arrested-triple-murder-florida-fishing-buddies\">Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hat tip to our very own Wilted Willie for the link.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;What it means to take rights seriously is that one will honor them even when there is significant social cost in doing so.&#8221; \u2014SANFORD LEVINSON<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S&amp;W 586 Legally armed driver shoots, kills gunman to stop fatal shooting spree in\u00a0Indiana BROWNSBURG, Ind. &hellip; <a title=\"Thursday FGS\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=102461\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursday FGS<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[410,218,406],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bravo-zulu","category-feel-good-stories","category-guest-link"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102539,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102461\/revisions\/102539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}