Shoot Out At The Riverchase Galleria Mall Corral

The Trumpty Dumpty Report

    President Trump said after a gunman entered a school killing children and adults that if the teachers were armed, they could have killed the assailant. After a gunman entered a hospital and killed innocent people, Trump didn’t say anything about arming doctors, nurses, and hospital workers. Why is he so silent? It must be OK to arm teachers in schools, but not hospital workers.

    Now after a gunman entered an Alabama shopping mall and fired at innocent people minding their own business, one person with a carry permit who pulled his weapon in order to protect those around him. Mr. EJ. Bradford, Jr. was a black man, an Army veteran, killed by Hoover police officers called to the scene.

    All the facts are not being told. Are there police body cameras, and mall surveillance video available for review to help answer questions, such as, is a black man with a gun the most likely villain? Were there too many carry permit people with guns trying to take down the shooter, who is still at large, causing chaos and confusion for police? Did police call for Mr. Bradford to drop his weapon? Were the police dealing with racial bias? We need to know!

    What must be investigated is as a result of the chaos at this mall, the actual shooter was able to escape. This is unacceptable. Too many people with guns drawn in order to take down the assailant chaos prevailed, and as a result, the assailant had an opportunity to escape and is still at-large.

    The NRA feels everyone should carry guns. President Trump feels more gun toting citizens is the answer to curtain gun violence. Such a belief has to be the most ignorant solution to an out-of-control public health concern.

Hey NRA---“This Is In Our Lane, Too!”

    We don’t need more chaos and more confusion for competent police who are really trying to protect us from murderers. We don’t need the police entering a chaotic situation not knowing who are the “good guys” with guns from those who are “bad guys” with guns. We need more professional training, culling of racist, bigoted, and hateful police from departments. We need tighter gun laws. We don’t need a repeat of what happened at this Alabama mall.

    The problem with the Nationalist Party, aka, Republican Party, is that they are the problem and not the solution. And, there are Democrats who need to strengthen their spines, as well. Such collusion and fear of the NRA is shameful. This relationship must end.


Update: An arrest has been made regarding the mall shooting.