๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐.
In Omaha, Nebraska, a father had to pull his lawfully owned firearm, and having been a concealed carry permit holder for about four years, he commented, โI never, never ever expected to ever touch my gun. But Iโm exceptionally thankful that I had it.โ
Scott Tafoyaโs wife and 2 daughters were there to get a special outfit for one of his daughtersโ baptism. โEvery indication said our lives were in danger and I was going to do everything in my power to make sure we got out of there OK.โ
“I knew that if I ever pulled that out it would truly be a life and death situation and I would deal with the consequences later,” he said.
Although he’s a legal concealed carry permit holder, Westroads Mall is a weapon-free zone. Weapons free zones are areas prohibited to carry a legally owned firearm but also commonplace for shootings to take place. There is a lot of controversy over gun-free zones and many people consider they make the zones less safe not safer.
As soon as the police arrived, he unloaded it and put it back in the holster, where it was very visible that the slide was locked open. I put my permit in my hands and my hands above my head,โ he said. Scott said police allowed him to leave without facing any charges. Scott said, โI donโt condone anyone breaking the law. I made the decision that was right for my family, and I stand behind it. I may still get in trouble for it, if I do, it was worth it,โ he said. Tafoya said gun-free zones put people at risk. โI do not want to be carrying a weapon ever. Itโs not comfortable, I donโt like it, I wish there was not a need for it,โ
Get trained and be prepared to protect the ones around you.
By Brian Armstrong
CCL Firearms Instructor
Redline Concealed Carry