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Bad Guy with a Gun STOPPED by Good Woman with a Gun

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The phrase “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun,” is often used among Second Amendment supporters, but in the case of a recent shooting in Charleston, West Virginia, it was a woman who took down the bad guy with the gun, and saved the lives of many. The Daily Mail’s Matthew Lodge reports:

A US woman ‘saved lives’ when she shot a man who opened fire on a crowd of people with a semi-automatic rifle.

The woman, who has not been named, had been at a birthday party in the city of Charleston, West Virginia, when Dennis Butler began shooting at the group of around 40 people.

Police say 37-year-old Butler, who has an extensive criminal history, used an AR-15-type rifle in the incident, and was killed when the woman fired back at him.

Spokesman Tony Hazelett said the woman will not be charged, and that she most likely ‘saved several lives’ by firing back.

He said: ‘She’s just a member of the community who was carrying her weapon lawfully.

‘And instead of running from the threat she engaged with the threat and saved several lives.’

No one else was injured in the shooting, which took place late on Wednesday, May 25 near the Vista View Apartment Complex on the northeast side of Charleston.

Speaking at a press conference, Mr Hazelett said the incident appeared to have stemmed from Butler being told to slow down while driving through an area where children were playing at the party.

He said the felon left the complex, before coming back later with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle and began firing into the crowd.

The woman, who was attending the party, drew her own weapon and shot back, killing him, WCHS Eyewitness News reports.

The news site reports that Butler had frequently been arrested in West Virginia, with charges often dismissed when witnesses failed to appear.

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com To sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter, click here.
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