{"id":59695,"date":"2015-05-08T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59695"},"modified":"2015-05-08T07:21:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T11:21:31","slug":"friday-morning-feel-good-story-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59695","title":{"rendered":"Friday morning feel good story"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning’s story, sent by AW1Ed, comes from South Carolina<\/a> where firefighters credit their concealed weapons permits for helping them end a deadly possible shooting spree;<\/p>\n

Firefighters said Chad Barker pulled up to the crowded fire station parking lot full of children and firefighters, got out of his car, and began firing in the air and at his vehicle. They say he also pointed the firearm at individual firefighters for lengthy periods of time.<\/p>\n

“I came out of the office, saw the man with the gun, told everybody to leave out the back quickly that there was a man in the parking lot with a gun, and I was not kidding,\u201d said Gary Knoll, a firefighter for New Holland.<\/p>\n

Knoll said he and another firefighter who have concealed weapons permits pulled their guns on the gunman.<\/p>\n

Knoll said Barker returned to his vehicle and firefighters carefully followed him with their weapons still drawn. After encouraging Barker to put the gun down, Knoll said Barker ultimately complied and Knoll grabbed the gun.<\/p>\n

He said the group of firefighters detained Barker, who then began beating his head on the ground, until deputies arrived and locked him up. Barker has been charged with two counts of Pointing and Presenting a Firearm.<\/p>\n

Knoll, meanwhile, hopes for additional charges and says he’s more disappointed with the $20,000 bond granted to Barker. Knoll was hoping for a larger amount.<\/p>\n

“He’s a hazard to everyone here,\u201d Knoll said. \u201cWe can’t possibly think about going to a fire call without having to worry about whether this guy’s standing in a tree stand somewhere with a high power rifle.”<\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, Knoll is relieved no one was hurt and he is relieved he and other firefighters carry concealed weapons.<\/p>\n

“It saved a life, if not multiple,\u201d Knoll said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope Barker picked up some knowledge while the firefighters were beating his face into the pavement.<\/p>\n