National Guardsman helps Judo Instructor robbed at gunpoint

Bill Mattocks

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Great story; also a great plug for the right to carry in the state of Illinois...

http://www.suntimes.com/9891200-417...hwarts-red-line-robbery-3-teens-arrested.html

“I wasn’t trying to be a hero,” the military police officer who serves with the Headquarters Company, 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade said, “I didn’t have time to think — my training just kicked in.”

What? You mean training has some applicability in real life? Say it isn't so!

"Simpson, a graduate of Lincoln Park High School and a part-time student at Phoenix University, said the incident showed the value of concealed carry laws in place in other states, pointing out that he wouldn’t have been entitled to carry his weapon in Illinois if he hadn’t been on his way to work."

Yup.

"The victim, who had been teaching judo to disabled veterans minutes before he was targeted, described Simpson as “My hero.”

“When I saw him come down the stairs with all three of the robbers, I couldn’t believe it,” he said."


Cool!
 

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