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trik396 · 12-10-2007, 08:44 PM

She did a good job. Just saw an interview with her. And the local authorities admit if she wasn't there it would have been much worse as the gunman had an assault weapon with alot of "clips"... I hate when they say that... and a few handguns.
So they can admit a security guard saved lives but they cannot admit that an armed citizenry can do even better..???

th1npower · 12-10-2007, 08:52 PM

..i caught a bit of it on the news while baking christmas cookies w/ the wife. good on her! they said she attends a service then guards a service.

...and godspeed to those killed, injured.

Mrs. CAR-10 · 12-10-2007, 08:52 PM

I'm surprised more isn't being said about her. She is a hero who saved many lives. Does anyone know if she was a licensed security guard or an off-duty cop or what? The foxnews article I read said she was a church member and was volunteering as a security guard. I'm just very curious, and am surprised the news isn't focusing in on her at all.

bprohs · 12-10-2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. CAR-10

I'm surprised more isn't being said about her. She is a hero who saved many lives. Does anyone know if she was a licensed security guard or an off-duty cop or what? The foxnews article I read said she was a church member and was volunteering as a security guard. I'm just very curious, and am surprised the news isn't focusing in on her at all.

They won't either...that's our liberal media at work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. CAR-10 · 12-10-2007, 08:59 PM

Okay, now I see that she is a former police officer. Is there any difference between her volunteering as a security guard and carrying a firearm and just a regular joe (not former cop) doing the same? Or would that be a no-no?

**DanTheEldest** · 12-10-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. CAR-10

I'm surprised more isn't being said about her. She is a hero who saved many lives. Does anyone know if she was a licensed security guard or an off-duty cop or what? The foxnews article I read said she was a church member and was volunteering as a security guard. I'm just very curious, and am surprised the news isn't focusing in on her at all.

There's more coming out now. Drudge has a few links posted--here's one that gets her reactions to the situation:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...80/detail.html

It says she was a LEO in Minneapolis during the '90's. Another bit I've read is that there were two other guards to ran toward the shots, one of whom was a Vietnam vet who ended getting shot in the leg and catching shrapnel while trying to distract the gunman from the people trying to get away.

**DanTheEldest** · 12-10-2007, 09:17 PM

Here's a link about the vet (courtesy of Michelle Malkin's site):

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_7683781

Interestingly, there were two other armed guards on-scene before the lady showed up, but they both appear to have been unwilling to open fire.

xdyes · 12-10-2007, 09:36 PM

That was outstanding action she pulled off.I have to vote her the girl with gun of the year.None of those inflated ones on that picture thread could compare to her.

**Majk** · 12-10-2007, 09:47 PM

Wow, he was carrying a 1,000 rounds. How do you carry a 1,000 rounds of ammo??

She did an excellent job of taking him down. I'm curious how she announced herself? Wonder if she just said security?

darkvibe · 12-10-2007, 09:58 PM

Front page of cnn.com. Glad she was there.

12-10-2007, 08:44 PM	#1
trik396 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: currently elsewhere Posts: 1,765	Security guard in Colorado shootings She did a good job. Just saw an interview with her. And the local authorities admit if she wasn't there it would have been much worse as the gunman had an assault weapon with alot of "clips"... I hate when they say that... and a few handguns. So they can admit a security guard saved lives but they cannot admit that an armed citizenry can do even better..??? __________________ ‘‘When we got organized as a country and we wrote a fairly radical Constitution with a radical Bill of Rights, giving a radical amount of individual freedom to Americans ...... And so a lot of people say there's too much personal freedom. When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it.’’ — Bill Clinton, 3-22-94

12-10-2007, 08:52 PM	#2
th1npower XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: eye-oh-uh Posts: 635	..i caught a bit of it on the news while baking christmas cookies w/ the wife. good on her! they said she attends a service then guards a service. ...and godspeed to those killed, injured. __________________ ...

12-10-2007, 08:52 PM	#3
Mrs. CAR-10 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 383	I'm surprised more isn't being said about her. She is a hero who saved many lives. Does anyone know if she was a licensed security guard or an off-duty cop or what? The foxnews article I read said she was a church member and was volunteering as a security guard. I'm just very curious, and am surprised the news isn't focusing in on her at all. __________________ XD-45 XD-9SC *** Don't go stupid places. Don't hang out with stupid people. Don't do stupid things. -- John Farnam

12-10-2007, 08:59 PM	#5
Mrs. CAR-10 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 383	Okay, now I see that she is a former police officer. Is there any difference between her volunteering as a security guard and carrying a firearm and just a regular joe (not former cop) doing the same? Or would that be a no-no? __________________ XD-45 XD-9SC *** Don't go stupid places. Don't hang out with stupid people. Don't do stupid things. -- John Farnam

12-10-2007, 09:17 PM	#7
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,499	Here's a link about the vet (courtesy of Michelle Malkin's site): http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_7683781 Interestingly, there were two other armed guards on-scene before the lady showed up, but they both appear to have been unwilling to open fire. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. The American abortion industry: helping rid the tired, huddled masses of their inconveniences and mistakes for four decades now. (But it's okay--the unborn aren't actually humans. What they are, we're not sure--but they're definitely not people.) Last edited by DanTheEldest; 12-10-2007 at 09:19 PM.

12-10-2007, 09:36 PM	#8
xdyes XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: minnesota Posts: 80	That was outstanding action she pulled off.I have to vote her the girl with gun of the year.None of those inflated ones on that picture thread could compare to her.

12-10-2007, 09:47 PM	#9
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,711	Wow, he was carrying a 1,000 rounds. How do you carry a 1,000 rounds of ammo?? She did an excellent job of taking him down. I'm curious how she announced herself? Wonder if she just said security? __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

12-10-2007, 09:58 PM	#10
darkvibe XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 832	Front page of cnn.com. Glad she was there. __________________ Springfield XD-40 Subcompact \| Kimber Eclipse Target II \| Ruger Mark II \| Kel-Tec P-3AT \| Browning Hi-Power Practical 9mm

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