CNN hates to do it, but they have no choice!

[S&Wfan]

Yep . . . two minutes from receiving the call . . . yet by then all the shooting was over with, as usual.

That lady is a true hero and, unlike a "rent-a-cop" security type person, she was bravely charging that nut with the rifle . . . willing to lay her life on the line for the protection of her friends and fellow worshippers.

This CCW story is a match made in Heaven.

Unfortunately, the hounds of Hell will soon be unleashed at her, her church and anyone else who gets in the way of the liberal media trying to find some way to pervert this amazing story.

That lady and her church need to be in the prayers of all of us who believe in the real reason for Christmas! Heck . . . I'll expand that to include all BELIEVERS in the right to bear arms!!!

Here's a case that might just tip things our way and save countless lives all over the nation in future years!

T.

 

[gotarheels03]

CNN said she was a security guard with a law enforcement background and conveniently left out the fact that she was both a volunteer and a civilian with a CCW.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Check Out CNN.com Now....

Female member who shot gunman credits God

I never thought I would see such a headline on that webpage!

What's in Atlanta's water today?

 

[Outlaws]

So much for all of those people in the Omaha thread who were saying how impossible it is for someone armed with a handgun to engage someone armed with a rifle. Good thing this lady didn't know that.

That is because some people are only looking out for number 1.
Bystanders are the same as perpetrators...IMO.

 

[FourNineFoxtrot]

I like the sound of "Psycho intent on mass murder stopped," a whole lot better than, "Psycho kills X number of people before punching his own ticket." Utterly bizarre to see the equivalent of both headlines in such a short time. Kudos to the lady who punched this fellow's ticket for him.

I'm unclear on whether she was a Security Guard, or just somebody volunteering to do security. From the interview posted earlier, it sounded like she was part of a plainclothes security force on this rather large campus, who was licensed to carry.

Recently I posted on a thread about the Omaha shooting, when the talk turned to security guards. I noticed some folks making disparaging comments about the profession, and I notice the same here. I'm a former security guard, and for some reason I feel a peculiar compulsion to defend the profession when it comes under fire. I'd hoped that in a thread discussing an incident where a Security Guard, however official or unofficial her capacity, took down a murderous psycho, such comments might be absent.

I was wrong. Instead I find people unwilling to believe or accept that she was a security guard, instead insisting that she was a churchgoer with a CCW. Maybe that's so, maybe it isn't. Moreover, I find comments praising her actions, while remarking how un-security-like they are, because as everyone knows, Security Guards are cowards who hide or run away while the shooting's going on.

I don't like defending this trade, people. I wasn't that fond of it when I did it for a living. But I can't stand by and let this pass, because I feel like I'm being called a coward by proxy, and worse, that some good men I worked with are being called cowards.

They are not cowards. Faced with a near-total absence of legitimate authority, and completely unarmed, I've seen these guys wade into fistfights, tackle a knife-wielding guy who'd just stabbed someone, and face down unruly groups of gangbangers... alone. I've seen them put their lives on the line, knowing that sometimes the only thing they can do if things go wrong, is die to give the rest of us time to react. I was lucky, I had a nice, uneventful few years in the business. Not everyone was so lucky.

So disparage their training, if you want. Deplore the fact that they're largely unarmed. Detest the reason for their existence, or dispute that they need to exist. But don't call them cowards. Please. It isn't right, and it isn't true.

 

[lance22]

If anyone doesn't have their permit yet - let this story be an inspiration. Too many whack jobs are running into malls / churches unopposed. Get your permit and do your part to defend your community if needed, as that woman did at her Colorado church.

 

[Dorryn]

Yeah, if she was acting as a security guard she would have hidden and called the cops.

Low Road. In fact, quite a number of low road responses on this thread.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Low Road. In fact, quite a number of low road responses on this thread.

I agree.

It does not matter her title. What matters it that she rose to the occasion and put her own life on the line to save countless others. She has a place reserved in heaven.

And for those who are doing a little blood dancing, whether she is labled a security officer or not, she has proven once more that an armed civilian can make a difference.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

I wonder how long it took the police to show up at the church. 5 minutes?

News reports are saying three minutes, but the perp was dead by the time they got there. Score one for our side!

So disparage their training, if you want. Deplore the fact that they're largely unarmed. Detest the reason for their existence, or dispute that they need to exist. But don't call them cowards. Please. It isn't right, and it isn't true.

Well said!

Yeah, if she was acting as a security guard she would have hidden and called the cops.

If this turns into a security guard bashing thread, I'm going to have to close it, so it stops NOW. I'll start by deleting posts, and if I need to, deleting members.

 

[4v50 Gary]

This courageous woman is proof that a CCW can save lives. As we know, the anti-gunners hate it when something good comes from a gun owner.

 

[skinewmexico]

Legal to carry in church in Texas, unless it's posted. Several LEOs in our congregation rotate as a bodyguard for our pastor. Apparently if you start telling people to quit beating their wife, or abusing their kids, you get death threats.

 

[TexasRifleman]

It already came out that Boyd and said guard had an agreement for her to guard the place gratis.

I have an agreement with myself to guard myself gratis. Does that make me a security guard? What if I charge myself a few bucks a month?

Hmm, maybe we're on to something here.......

 

[doc2rn]

Headline should read "Gun Free Zone=Murder, CCW in GFZ=Dead Murderrer". In Ks it is illegal to carry at church, but I am glad to see that in some states this is not so. I will buy that woman any drink she wants!

 

[CrawdaddyJim]

Eyewitness report and one of the wounded as well. Same guy.
http://www.denverpost.com/outdoors/ci_7683781

An excerpt from the article.

At about that moment, Assam turned a corner with a drawn handgun, walked toward the gunman and yelled "Surrender!" Bourbonnais said.

The gunman pointed a handgun at Assam and fired three shots, Bourbonnais said. She returned fire and just kept walking toward the gunman pressing off round after round.

After the gunman went down, Bourbonnais asked Assam, a volunteer security guard with the church, how she remained so calm and focused.

Bourbonnais said she replied:

"I was asking the Holy Spirit to guide me the entire time."

Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or [email protected]

 

[Ash]

The Deacons at my church have to, alas, patrol the parking lot for thieves - even caught a few. This would up the ante, of course. Glad it hasn't become a problem around these parts yet.

Ash

 

[Myself]

The best link I have seen. Includes an interview with the female security person.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14817480/detail.html

 

[Sistema1927]

"I was asking the Holy Spirit to guide me the entire time."

For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God?—
the God who equipped me with strength
and made my way blameless.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand supported me
and your gentleness made me great.
You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
and did not turn back till they were consumed. - Psalm 18:25-37(ESV)

 

[NC-Mike]

Larry King is such a tool. He actually asked Jeanne Assam if she was proud of what she had done. Thankfully, she ignored the question. She's holding up very well in lieu of what went down.

 

[DerbyDale]

Larry King is such a tool. He actually asked Jeanne Assam if she was proud of what she had done. Thankfully, she ignored the question. She's holding up very well in lieu of what went down.

He said allot of very ignorant things to her...

When he said that... I thought "What the Heck?" "He cant be serious!" I'm sure she is not "Proud" of killing someone, but should take some comfort that she was able to save so many others...

 

[MachIVshooter]

Larry King is such a tool. He actually asked Jeanne Assam if she was proud of what she had done. Thankfully, she ignored the question.

She should be, but it was good judgement to not answer. No doubt some despicable character would have put a spin on it.

 

[realityscope]

Here in Georgia, CCW holders are forbidden by law to carry in a church. I may have to write my congressman.

I know this is true but I was glad to hear Sunday morning from the preacher that he was not in fear of anyone cause half the choir behind him was armed...he was speaking on the topic of not letting ourselves be consumed by fear in spite of some of the recent events...

I think what this woman did was a courageous thing and should be an example that each of us is capable of a similar feat. I only hope she is not crucified by the media now.

 

[grimjaw]

Too bad this lady wasn't vacationing in Omaha several days ago.

Doesn't matter if she was a CCW holder or not. From the accounts so far, she was a private citizen and not a paid guard. Use of a firearm by your average non-LEO Joe (or Jill in this case) to save lives. Good enough for me.

jm

 

[poor_richard]

I was wrong. Instead I find people unwilling to believe or accept that she was a security guard, instead insisting that she was a churchgoer with a CCW. Maybe that's so, maybe it isn't. Moreover, I find comments praising her actions, while remarking how un-security-like they are, because as everyone knows, Security Guards are cowards who hide or run away while the shooting's going on.

Seems like a lot of people are either missing, ignoring, or just discarding the following statement from the posted article.

“Assam was one of about a dozen volunteer security guards at the church, half of whom are armed, Boyd said. The guards are licensed, trained and screened, and are church members, not "mercenaries," he said.”

emphasis mine.

 

[Gunnerpalace]

She stopped him before he could do worse. And she was on Greta.

 

[elonm]

Looks like she was an ex-police officer that worked on the Minneapolis police force some years back. FWIW.

David