From The Last English Prince:
My sons have been taught the Swofford Doctrine: Run Toward the Battle. And it is also the Doctrine of the Last Shot Fired.
If a shooting is in progress, if you have the firepower to intervene, run toward the battle. And let the last shot fired be the one which comes blazing off your own weapon. Stephen Willeford does not lack courage.
Nor does he lack common sense. He ran toward the battle with a weapon ready to fire. He did not hesitate. And his expertise was such that he was able to shoot into the side, where body armor does not afford adequate protection.
He did not hesitate to jump into the truck of a stranger and give imperative command: Chase! He did not hesitate to later exit the truck, place his rifle across the hood and challenge the assailant to exit his own vehicle.
Stephen Willeford is a plumber by trade. He is a hero, by character.
God Bless Stephen Willeford.
As for the continuing unfolding tragedy, one couple lost children (a son who was the assistant pastor of the church) grandchildren, and great grandchildren in this shooting. A total of four generations affected by an act of Satanic evil.
What Stephen Willeford did? An act of Divine goodness.
I wonder where the murderer was planning to go next and to murder next. To the mother of his ex-wife? I suppose what we'll never know.
ReplyDeleteLast night, I heard a talking head say that the ex-mother-in-law was to blame because she did not report to the police the threatening text messages. Really?
The blame is on the murderer. Period. Full stop.
Does the USAF share some of the blame? Maybe. But I think that he's somehow have obtained the firearms, anyway. Evil persons always do!
The media has also reported that Stephen Willeford ran toward the battle barefoot. No shoes, sense of expediency, a life-time of responsible gun ownership placed him in contact with an assailant in battle dress in crucial minutes prior to police arrival.
ReplyDeleteHis action, also cascaded into an event which identified the flight path of Kelley for responding officers.
Moral? Better to be barefoot and armed than wearing shoes and carrying Pepper Spray.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4HEchh0XD8
ReplyDeleteLouder with Crowder has one of the best interviews of Stephen Williford. Enjoy