Excellent article about a story I’d almost forgotten about. H/T to Claire Wolfe

He rushed into a back room and opened his steel gun safe, where he stows his collection of pistols, rifles, and shotguns. Without hesitation, he snatched one of his AR-15s. He’d put the rifle together himself, swapping out parts and upgrading here and there over the years. It was light, good for mobility, and could shoot quickly. It wasn’t as accurate as some of his other rifles but good enough to hit the bowling pins he and his friends used for targets. He loaded a handful of rounds into the magazine.

Wonderful article. A fast take away: a spare loaded mag mounted on the gun is always not-a-bad-idea.

I keep a stack of various mags (AK,AR,HK,Glock) loaded and ready to go sitting on a shelf near the gun safe. If I need to grab an extra loaded mag in a  hurry…theyre there.

I’m not going to Monday morning quarterback anything this guy did because I wasnt there, it wasnt me, and I don’t know if I’d have had the presence of mind to do anything differently. Oh, I like to think I might have…but I dont really know and neither do you. Fact is, this guy saw the elephant and performed well. I am especially impressed with his humility. Pretty much all the qualities you look for in good person…they do the job that needs doing, get it done well, and don’t make a fuss about it.

Good article. Worth a read.