Armed citizens stop Memphis street shooter

[KeithPA]

Police in Memphis say a gunman firing a pistol beside a busy city street was subdued by two passers-by who were also armed.Advertisement



No one was hurt during the incident that apparently began with a minor traffic accident, but one passing car was believed hit by a bullet.

Brothers William Webber and Paul Webber told police they stopped their car and pulled their own pistols when they saw a man firing a handgun yesterday.

The brothers said they ordered the man to drop his weapon and then held him at gunpoint until police arrived a few minutes later. Police say the Webbers did not fire their pistols.

Police arrested Dementrius Roberson and charged him with reckless endangerment. Police say the Webber brothers and Roberson have licenses to carry firearms.

Paul Webber says Roberson was firing across traffic and they couldn't tell why he was shooting.

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=43109

[billamj]

Gee, why hasn't this gotten national media attention? Could it have something to do with firearms being used legally to stop a crime in progress and no one got hurt?

[Emptymag]

Damned vigilantes.

[PocketProtector]

The perp had a CCW too. I would think that would fuel the anti-fire.

[billamj]

Originally Posted by PocketProtector

The perp had a CCW too. I would think that would fuel the anti-fire.

I understand what you are saying, but how could they phrase it in a way that makes concealed carry look bad? I mean seriously, we have two license holders policing one of their own who evidently flipped out. Not to mention it happend in TN which is a very pro-2A state. There is no way to make the CCW holders look bad in that. For which I will be eternally grateful.