12-16-2012, 10:02
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Oregon mall shooter confronted by CCW holder
Aside from the asshats weapon jamming, I wondered why after clearing it, he didn't keep "plinking" away.
Apperently there was a sheepdog amoungst the fold who confronted him and scared him into the stairwell.
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Clackamas Mall Shooter Was Confonted By Concealed Carrier (Oregon)
On Tuesday night 22-year-old Nick Meli went to the Clackamas Town Center mall with his friend Casey and their friend Ashley's baby boy***. They were walking through the mall when a masked man, now known to be Jacob Tyler Roberts, opened fire.
Nick's reaction? "I heard three shots and turned and looked at Casey and said, 'are you serious?'". Nick told Casey to get down with the baby and positioned himself behind a pillar in the mall. Oh yeah, Nick is a licensed concealed carrier in Oregon.
When Nick looked around the pillar he drew his concealed handgun. When the shooting suddenly stopped, what we now know was Roberts weapon jamming Nick saw him trying to clear the malfunction, "He was working on his rifle, he kept pulling the charging handle and hitting the side", Nick told reporters.
Roberts and Nick clearly saw each other and as Nick lined up the shot, he knew there was a problem, "As I was going down to pull I saw someone in the back of the (shooter) move and I knew if I fired and missed I could hit them".
Unable to safely take the shot without risking innocents (Colonel Jeff Cooper's Firearms Rule #4 for those counting), Nick took cover inside a store. He stands by his choice not to pull the trigger, saying "I'm not beating myself up cause I didn't shoot him, I know after he saw me I think the last shot he fired was the one he used on himself".
That's right... even though Nick never fired a shot, Roberts knew that he was no longer the only armed man in the mall. Roberts retreated into the stairwell, cleared his weapons malfunction and committed suicide rather than continue attacking and killing any more innocent civilians.
There is a famous saying that the only thing that can stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun. On Tuesday night, Nick Meli was that good man with a gun. Even without the shot being fired, he managed to change Jacob Roberts plan and help to save lives.
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Link with video interview with Mr. Meli ..... http://easybakegunclub.com/news/1943...oncealed-.html
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12-16-2012, 10:33
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Bravo Zulu!
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12-16-2012, 11:02
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Let's see how much air this particular story gets from the MSM. 
Well done on the CCW holder.
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12-16-2012, 11:07
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That's right... even though Nick never fired a shot, Roberts knew that he was no longer the only armed man in the mall. Roberts retreated into the stairwell, cleared his weapons malfunction and committed suicide rather than continue attacking and killing any more innocent civilians.
There is a famous saying that the only thing that can stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun. On Tuesday night, Nick Meli was that good man with a gun. Even without the shot being fired, he managed to change Jacob Roberts plan and help to save lives.
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I love a happy ending. Well done Nick Meli.
I'm sure this story will be all over the MSM.
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12-16-2012, 11:57
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There were at least two (probably more) carrying at the Gifford's incident in Tucson. They couldn't take a shot because of the people behind the shooter. Maybe there should be some kind of "Duck and Cover" training for potential victims.
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12-16-2012, 15:27
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It's getting very little attention here. I had to google it when a coworker told me about it.
We are having several law makers here now wanting to limit magazine capacity and make AR15s illegal.
www dot oregonlive dot com/mapes/index.ssf/2012/12/ceasefire_oregon_gains_12_co-s.html#incart_m-rpt-2 (just replace the dots)
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