WEBVTT 00:00:15.486 --> 00:00:16.546 And welcome to the Concealed Carry 00:00:16.546 --> 00:00:20.886 Podcast, part of the ConcealedCarry.com network, brought to you by HK. 00:00:22.026 --> 00:00:27.326 Today is Friday, May 15th, 2026, as of the live recording of this episode. 00:00:27.406 --> 00:00:29.706 And I am your host, Riley Bowman. 00:00:30.006 --> 00:00:36.286 And I'm joined today by our fellow compadre here at ConcealedCarry.com, 00:00:36.746 --> 00:00:38.326 Mitch Gert. Hello, Mitch. 00:00:38.726 --> 00:00:39.606 Hi. How's it going? 00:00:40.066 --> 00:00:45.166 It's going. You've been on before, but it's been a while. and uh yeah this 00:00:45.166 --> 00:00:47.866 Is my second time on so hopefully it goes well. 00:00:47.866 --> 00:00:50.526 Yeah that's right yeah i i think it's gonna 00:00:50.526 --> 00:00:54.346 go great yeah uh for those wondering jacob's a little bit under the weather 00:00:54.346 --> 00:00:59.106 this week and uh kind of kept putting off the podcast a day another day another 00:00:59.106 --> 00:01:02.266 day kind of like you know all right is he gonna feel better or feel up to it 00:01:02.266 --> 00:01:08.306 uh and and yesterday the decision was made mitch you're up man step into the batter's box gotta 00:01:08.306 --> 00:01:08.726 Do what i gotta. 00:01:08.726 --> 00:01:17.026 Do so glad to have you uh you know people may not always realize that you're 00:01:17.026 --> 00:01:21.226 you're the kind of the main guy behind our social media and youtube and all 00:01:21.226 --> 00:01:26.206 that uh here at concealedcarry.com they may see you occasionally in some uh 00:01:26.206 --> 00:01:27.246 you've done a few little like 00:01:27.246 --> 00:01:32.426 Shorts or i'm like i'm like a bad guy a lot of times in videos and every once 00:01:32.426 --> 00:01:36.806 in a while i'll do a short here and there but i i mostly just kind of stay behind the scenes here. 00:01:37.106 --> 00:01:43.466 Yeah. Well, some of your, you've done a couple of shorts or reels over the last year or two that, 00:01:43.686 --> 00:01:47.606 you know, where you're kind of maybe getting into more of an analysis or of 00:01:47.606 --> 00:01:53.206 a situation or maybe even like a proposed law or something and you always do a great job. 00:01:53.426 --> 00:01:57.426 So if folks don't know you, I think we'll have an opportunity today to get to 00:01:57.426 --> 00:01:59.526 know you a little bit better and see your take on things. 00:01:59.626 --> 00:02:02.306 And I think they'll appreciate you, so. 00:02:03.397 --> 00:02:06.817 But hey guys, today's a Justified Saves episode. 00:02:06.937 --> 00:02:11.197 That means this is our episode we try to do once a month, and we're trying to 00:02:11.197 --> 00:02:14.917 get back in the swing of doing that regularly, because there were a couple months we missed. 00:02:15.577 --> 00:02:19.737 So we're here back with Justified Saves, which is what we call defensive gun 00:02:19.737 --> 00:02:23.657 uses, meaning that there are justified uses of self-defense, 00:02:23.917 --> 00:02:25.417 typically involving a gun. 00:02:26.181 --> 00:02:30.401 And it's the time. We've got a bunch of stories lined up for you here today. 00:02:30.441 --> 00:02:33.201 Looking forward to breaking these down with you. 00:02:33.761 --> 00:02:37.401 You're going to enjoy this. I do want to highlight ahead of time, 00:02:37.541 --> 00:02:39.801 kind of tease a little bit that we've got one story. 00:02:39.961 --> 00:02:45.341 Some of you probably already saw this on social media, maybe on YouTube or in 00:02:45.341 --> 00:02:50.461 the news or something, of basically a mass, at least an attempted mass shooter. 00:02:50.621 --> 00:02:54.961 He did, I think, only shoot two people, thank goodness, in Boston. 00:02:54.961 --> 00:02:59.681 And this is the story that inspired today's title because, 00:03:00.101 --> 00:03:02.581 and this is where you're going to want to stick around and catch this at the 00:03:02.581 --> 00:03:07.241 end, because we're going to tell you how the media has written out of the history 00:03:07.241 --> 00:03:13.021 books, the armed citizen that played into stopping that violent attacker. 00:03:13.401 --> 00:03:16.661 So stick around. That's a good one. It's a great story. 00:03:17.641 --> 00:03:23.521 Very heroic. and it comes with a really important, we'll call it a, 00:03:23.621 --> 00:03:27.081 I don't know if it's a call to action necessarily, but maybe it should be. Yeah. 00:03:27.481 --> 00:03:32.741 Guys, you need to know that people are actively working against our rights and 00:03:32.741 --> 00:03:39.481 specifically our right to carry and use whatever weapon we decide in self-defense 00:03:39.481 --> 00:03:43.081 should we need to, right? So stick around for that story. 00:03:43.621 --> 00:03:48.301 That's a good one out of Boston. But first, today's episode is sponsored. 00:03:48.461 --> 00:03:50.881 We got our first sponsor is Vara Safety. 00:03:51.201 --> 00:03:57.661 Varasafety.com recently put up a video featuring their two latest products, 00:03:58.261 --> 00:04:04.561 The Reach 2S, which is basically a handgun holster safe of sorts. Biometric. 00:04:04.961 --> 00:04:08.181 It's a quick access biometric. 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And we've tested it a bunch here. 00:04:33.262 --> 00:04:36.762 Jacob and I spent a lot of time with it and have been really impressed. 00:04:36.782 --> 00:04:43.822 And we like seeing good quality, innovative products that are solutions for 00:04:43.822 --> 00:04:47.082 gun owners and concealed carriers in today's world. 00:04:47.222 --> 00:04:51.442 I think this fits a purpose and a place in certain contexts. 00:04:52.042 --> 00:04:55.062 In fact, we've got a story here that we'll talk later today, 00:04:55.182 --> 00:04:58.862 a justified safe story, where I think that maybe this could have been a tool 00:04:58.862 --> 00:05:02.682 for the person and actually probably could have been a tool for any people of these people involved. 00:05:02.842 --> 00:05:04.862 But there's one specifically I have in mind. 00:05:05.042 --> 00:05:08.622 Stick around for that. We'll highlight that story and kind of explain where 00:05:08.622 --> 00:05:12.822 I think something like the reach to us for our safety could have been a factor. 00:05:13.442 --> 00:05:16.662 And then they have the Racked, which is their rifle and or shotgun. 00:05:18.082 --> 00:05:20.542 There's one sitting over in the corner here. You can't see it on the camera, 00:05:20.622 --> 00:05:25.262 but really cool mount to the wall, and you can have your AR-15 or shotgun or 00:05:25.262 --> 00:05:27.682 something securely mounted, but 00:05:28.378 --> 00:05:32.618 Accessible within 0.2 of a second. Okay. So really, really cool. 00:05:32.798 --> 00:05:36.718 Uh, I hope to have one mounted up next to my bed actually in my, 00:05:36.758 --> 00:05:38.898 my bedroom. 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Varsafety.com. 00:07:33.474 --> 00:07:36.674 So mitch let's uh we'll get to our other sponsor 00:07:36.674 --> 00:07:39.654 here after our segment okay so 00:07:39.654 --> 00:07:42.294 this is a little something different normally we have some stories that are 00:07:42.294 --> 00:07:45.094 what not to do stories but we didn't have any like clear-cut what 00:07:45.094 --> 00:07:48.874 not to do this this time around i'm sure i could have found some but as we just 00:07:48.874 --> 00:07:51.954 go through things organically there's def there's usually those that i'm like 00:07:51.954 --> 00:07:56.914 oh that's a you know big time tactical error or a big time legal problem potentially 00:07:56.914 --> 00:08:01.894 uh and and we don't have any clear-cut cases of that here but we do have two 00:08:01.894 --> 00:08:03.054 stories that were kind of like 00:08:03.914 --> 00:08:05.554 Like, what's going on here? 00:08:06.474 --> 00:08:10.874 So I've been talking for a minute here. I'm going to turn it to you. 00:08:11.074 --> 00:08:12.994 You're going to get trial by fire here, bud. 00:08:13.494 --> 00:08:18.214 Tell us about this first story out of Northwest Harris County, Texas. 00:08:19.154 --> 00:08:24.714 The title is Masked Intruder Breaks In, Flees, Returns, Then Gets Shot. 00:08:24.854 --> 00:08:26.694 Tell us what went down there in Texas. 00:08:26.694 --> 00:08:31.414 So this happened back on May 6th, and it was just before 6 a.m. 00:08:31.834 --> 00:08:37.194 A masked-gloved intruder broke through the back door of a home occupied by three 00:08:37.194 --> 00:08:40.114 adults and two children, ages 12 and 13. 00:08:40.474 --> 00:08:46.334 The homer confronted the suspect, and a physical altercation ensued without a firearm. 00:08:46.714 --> 00:08:51.734 The suspect fled the scene, and then, I don't know, I guess he decided to come 00:08:51.734 --> 00:08:58.194 back because he came back. The homeowner went and got his handgun and shot him. 00:08:59.154 --> 00:09:05.774 The suspect ran away again, jumped a fence, and ended up – that's as far as he got. 00:09:05.954 --> 00:09:08.374 He was found on a trail outside the fence. I know that. 00:09:09.474 --> 00:09:10.954 So weird story. 00:09:11.254 --> 00:09:15.134 Yeah, police found him there a short distance from the home, it says. 00:09:16.594 --> 00:09:23.094 Yeah, this is – so this is our first story today because, yeah, 00:09:23.094 --> 00:09:24.774 it was like you just pointed out 00:09:25.741 --> 00:09:29.741 Guy broke into the house, altercation happened there inside the house. 00:09:30.901 --> 00:09:34.941 Basically, the homeowner, it sounds like they fought this intruder until they 00:09:34.941 --> 00:09:36.161 got him outside the home. 00:09:36.401 --> 00:09:41.321 And then eventually, at some point there, it breaks away, or the intruder breaks away. 00:09:42.188 --> 00:09:47.128 And so it's like, all right, cool, great. Mission accomplished as far as homeowner, Mr. 00:09:47.228 --> 00:09:50.548 Homeowner, you successfully defended yourself in your home, your family, 00:09:50.768 --> 00:09:52.088 got this guy out of the house. 00:09:52.388 --> 00:09:54.968 Hopefully you got back in the house and secured everything. 00:09:55.468 --> 00:10:02.868 But then it says this intruder came back and another altercation occurred outside 00:10:02.868 --> 00:10:04.268 the home in the backyard. 00:10:05.188 --> 00:10:09.088 And that's where he got shot. And it's like, this is why it's the, hmm? 00:10:10.808 --> 00:10:13.888 Because i mean it's not so much about the fact that intruder 00:10:13.888 --> 00:10:16.648 came back a second time i mean that is a little 00:10:16.648 --> 00:10:20.048 bit surprising but those sorts of things can 00:10:20.048 --> 00:10:26.528 and have happened uh but it's sort of why was the homeowner still out in the 00:10:26.528 --> 00:10:31.668 backyard that gave the opportunity for this guy to then attack him a second 00:10:31.668 --> 00:10:38.648 time so yeah that that's that's really the lesson to be learned here is When the problem is solved, 00:10:38.868 --> 00:10:41.868 get yourself to safety and stay there until police arrive. 00:10:42.108 --> 00:10:46.048 Right, absolutely. Go back in the house and retrieve your gun. 00:10:46.228 --> 00:10:48.088 That's what I assume this guy did here. 00:10:48.648 --> 00:10:54.588 Then why are you going back outside? I guess maybe he's thinking he's going 00:10:54.588 --> 00:11:02.648 to go investigate and see if he's still around, but it's not smart to leave the safety of your home. 00:11:02.648 --> 00:11:06.888 Then you've got a door that you can lock and make sure the guy doesn't come back in. 00:11:06.888 --> 00:11:09.608 You're armed now but it weird that he 00:11:09.608 --> 00:11:15.328 went back outside i don't know if he and it didn't really say in the story whether 00:11:15.328 --> 00:11:19.988 he grabbed a gun and went outside looking with the gun or if he went outside 00:11:19.988 --> 00:11:24.748 and the guy came back and when did the gun come into play how did he get it 00:11:24.748 --> 00:11:29.328 but uh he didn't have it in the first altercation i guess as. 00:11:29.328 --> 00:11:34.728 Far as we know right yeah it actually does say in the news story this by the 00:11:34.728 --> 00:11:38.748 way is on click to houston.com and guys you can always find the links to the 00:11:38.748 --> 00:11:42.888 news stories we talk about in justified saved episodes in the show notes uh 00:11:42.888 --> 00:11:45.488 once they're published in the podcast feed um 00:11:46.401 --> 00:11:50.401 But it says, yeah, when the homeowner went back inside, this is after the initial 00:11:50.401 --> 00:11:52.381 altercation, the suspect returned 00:11:52.381 --> 00:11:55.661 to the property, leading to a second confrontation in the backyard. 00:11:55.981 --> 00:12:00.941 And that's when, according to investigators, the homeowner got a handgun and shot the man. 00:12:01.161 --> 00:12:03.961 So it's the timing, at least according to what's reported is, 00:12:04.361 --> 00:12:10.441 altercation, altercation ended, homeowner goes inside, back inside the home, 00:12:10.741 --> 00:12:15.521 the dude returns to the property, but then there's a second confrontation in the backyard. 00:12:15.521 --> 00:12:20.901 That would seem to imply the homeowner went out when he was already back inside 00:12:20.901 --> 00:12:25.081 again because the guy came back and he probably saw him through the window or 00:12:25.081 --> 00:12:30.061 whatever, saw him in the backyard, and then at that point got the handgun and then shot the man. 00:12:30.061 --> 00:12:33.441 So that's where there are some details here that are kind of like, 00:12:33.521 --> 00:12:35.601 not really sure what was going on. 00:12:36.201 --> 00:12:40.121 And regardless, there's definitely some, some tactical errors that were made. 00:12:40.121 --> 00:12:45.061 And the foremost one being, uh, well, lock your door. 00:12:45.341 --> 00:12:48.901 If, if, cause it does say that they don't know how the man got in the house, 00:12:48.921 --> 00:12:50.501 other than they think he just came to the back door. 00:12:50.501 --> 00:12:53.841 Okay but after that initial uh 00:12:53.841 --> 00:12:56.701 altercation inside the home getting the 00:12:56.701 --> 00:12:59.581 man outside the home then go back in the home lock the doors 00:12:59.581 --> 00:13:03.601 call police and arm yourself there and but stay there don't go back outside 00:13:03.601 --> 00:13:07.941 so uh yeah that's that's this first one here there's a question in the facebook 00:13:07.941 --> 00:13:12.521 feed saying did he succumb to his injuries uh the intruder here and he did he 00:13:12.521 --> 00:13:17.501 he died they found him dead on the the walking trail that was just outside the 00:13:17.501 --> 00:13:19.221 the property here so yeah 00:13:20.529 --> 00:13:23.829 Yeah. Thank you for the comment, Shahid. Shahid is the one that's asking that 00:13:23.829 --> 00:13:28.009 on Facebook and he also chimes in saying he owns restaurants in Houston. 00:13:28.289 --> 00:13:33.349 So, wow. Yeah. So this was in the, this was in Northwest Harris County. 00:13:33.349 --> 00:13:40.309 It seems like having that walking trail just outside of your fence line is probably 00:13:40.309 --> 00:13:45.029 a good reason to have some sort of cameras, lighting system in your backyard. 00:13:45.029 --> 00:13:48.509 If he came through the back door, that's clearly where he came from in. 00:13:48.509 --> 00:13:52.429 So, so understanding what you're surrounded by in your area, 00:13:53.369 --> 00:13:57.989 having, having a plan set, knowing all these things, having that, 00:13:58.209 --> 00:14:03.869 the home defense strategy and know that, all right, he ran back in the house, call 911, 00:14:04.909 --> 00:14:06.809 find out, you know, family, whatever you got to do. 00:14:06.929 --> 00:14:08.969 But yeah, it seems like this one, 00:14:09.169 --> 00:14:12.709 one that you could, if you're in that situation, you got to prepare for. 00:14:12.709 --> 00:14:17.449 Yeah, that's the number one thing with home defenses. You got to harden the 00:14:17.449 --> 00:14:18.869 home defense ahead of time. 00:14:19.529 --> 00:14:24.369 And all those things are definitely a part of that plan, that home defense plan. 00:14:24.989 --> 00:14:30.509 I am shocked, you know, speaking in walking trails and residential neighborhoods. 00:14:31.701 --> 00:14:36.801 There's a trail I frequently do for walks, sometimes with my family or my wife, 00:14:36.961 --> 00:14:39.681 or I use it quite often when I go for a run as well. 00:14:40.001 --> 00:14:47.701 And I'm shocked at the one, two, three, four, five, at least five homes that 00:14:47.701 --> 00:14:53.801 are along this trail that have low fences or, in one case, no fence at all. 00:14:54.001 --> 00:14:57.661 And I get, like, there's, you know, there's a nice little lake or pond right 00:14:57.661 --> 00:15:01.161 there, and this trail, there's trees, and it's this beautiful outdoor area. 00:15:01.161 --> 00:15:05.981 And I get this, you know, like wanting to enjoy that and sort of make that a 00:15:05.981 --> 00:15:08.081 part, almost like an extension of your backyard. 00:15:08.821 --> 00:15:14.861 But I'm just shocked. Like I look at that and I comment to my wife and she understands. 00:15:15.021 --> 00:15:18.461 But at the same time, she's like, yeah, but you can see that they enjoy having 00:15:18.461 --> 00:15:20.521 their home and their backyard set up like this. 00:15:20.621 --> 00:15:25.261 And I'm like, it's hard enough as it is when, you know, you got to be concerned 00:15:25.261 --> 00:15:29.081 about the front of the home and defending that. Now, as soon as you open up 00:15:29.081 --> 00:15:34.761 that backyard, it's 360 degrees that you've got to be a lot more concerned about. 00:15:35.801 --> 00:15:39.381 And so, anyway, harden the perimeter of your homes, folks. 00:15:40.433 --> 00:15:46.153 And make sure you lock those doors. Number, or second story here in the hmm category. 00:15:46.713 --> 00:15:52.433 Man shot his foot at 3 a.m., returns at 8 a.m., kicks the door in, then gets shot. 00:15:52.593 --> 00:15:55.373 This is, bear with me here. This is, this one's interesting. 00:15:55.693 --> 00:16:02.793 All right. So this happened in Jackson, Mississippi, which by the way is like, it's not number one. 00:16:02.893 --> 00:16:09.233 It's like number two most violent crime town per capita in the U.S. 00:16:09.233 --> 00:16:12.573 So not a big surprise there but uh at 00:16:12.573 --> 00:16:16.013 approximately 3 a.m the 25 year old suspect arrived 00:16:16.013 --> 00:16:19.053 at a residence he got into an altercation with 00:16:19.053 --> 00:16:22.853 an occupant now from the reporting and mitch called me out on this he he pointed 00:16:22.853 --> 00:16:26.653 it out and our we were planning ahead of time here he's like was this guy just 00:16:26.653 --> 00:16:30.853 there like he was a guest or what and i read the story again i was like okay 00:16:30.853 --> 00:16:34.573 it's a little bit unclear it does seem to imply he just happens to be at the 00:16:34.573 --> 00:16:37.073 home not that he like broke into the home. 00:16:37.193 --> 00:16:41.393 I read it, I think the first time as he broke into the home once and then broke into it again. 00:16:41.713 --> 00:16:44.433 But it sounds like he may have just been a guest in the home. 00:16:45.193 --> 00:16:49.733 And he's there, he gets into a fight with one of the residents and shoots that 00:16:49.733 --> 00:16:51.393 resident in the foot. Okay. 00:16:52.133 --> 00:16:56.953 So that happens at about 3 a.m. This is back on May 1st, by the way, so like two weeks ago. 00:16:57.453 --> 00:17:01.113 And then about five hours later, so 7.55 a.m. 00:17:01.133 --> 00:17:07.193 It says in the story, he returns to the house, fires multiple rounds through 00:17:07.193 --> 00:17:11.653 the front door, then kicks the door in, then gets shot by the homeowner. 00:17:13.013 --> 00:17:17.473 And I believe he's found dead. Let's see here. 00:17:17.773 --> 00:17:22.453 Yeah, he is found dead, shot multiple times right there in the front sidewalk 00:17:22.453 --> 00:17:24.973 in front of the home. And so... 00:17:25.688 --> 00:17:30.128 I was like, whoa, this is quite a story. You know, I mean, what is going on here? 00:17:31.908 --> 00:17:35.988 Dude is there, shoots one of the residents, then comes back five hours later, 00:17:35.988 --> 00:17:37.928 and then tries to shoot them again. 00:17:39.428 --> 00:17:43.448 I'm not sure what happened between 3 a.m. and 7.55 a.m., Mitch. 00:17:44.068 --> 00:17:47.568 Apparently, they didn't call the cops at all or anything. Right. 00:17:47.928 --> 00:17:51.448 This initial shooting. So, this is a weird one. 00:17:51.448 --> 00:17:57.788 This is where i'm like this is in the category because i kind of think there 00:17:57.788 --> 00:18:04.608 was some illicit activities taking place that's probably why nobody was called the first time i'm 00:18:04.608 --> 00:18:07.868 Guessing i'm guessing some nefarious action was happening in that first one. 00:18:07.868 --> 00:18:10.908 Uh so yeah but regardless of that 00:18:10.908 --> 00:18:14.168 i'm a big believer in this regardless of 00:18:14.168 --> 00:18:17.468 whether there was other illicit activities or 00:18:17.468 --> 00:18:20.288 behavior taking place uh when he 00:18:20.288 --> 00:18:23.148 comes back a second time and shoots his way and kicks 00:18:23.148 --> 00:18:26.128 his way through the front door even if these guys 00:18:26.128 --> 00:18:29.008 are criminals i still believe that everybody has the right 00:18:29.008 --> 00:18:31.828 to self-defense and in that in that 00:18:31.828 --> 00:18:34.908 second altercation or whatever you want to call that that 00:18:34.908 --> 00:18:37.768 is for sure an act of self-defense as far as how we read 00:18:37.768 --> 00:18:40.488 this right because he comes back he shoots through the door 00:18:40.488 --> 00:18:43.548 kicks through the door and then gets shot in defense like 00:18:43.548 --> 00:18:46.468 i don't care if those guys on the other side of that door are 00:18:46.468 --> 00:18:50.128 gangbangers i know some of you would be like serves them right probably does 00:18:50.128 --> 00:18:55.168 but they everyone still has the right self-defense and in that second incident 00:18:55.168 --> 00:18:59.288 like that's for sure self-defense but what was going on before that who knows 00:18:59.288 --> 00:19:03.928 because somebody got shot and nobody apparently knew as far as the authorities that's 00:19:03.928 --> 00:19:06.988 That's the civil court side of things i think you got to worry about the your 00:19:06.988 --> 00:19:11.848 your past altercations with this person but in that moment uh you're definitely 00:19:11.848 --> 00:19:16.208 fearing for your life when someone's firing through the front door so yeah definite 00:19:16.208 --> 00:19:18.408 self-defense here but might. 00:19:18.408 --> 00:19:19.688 Be wild there's 00:19:19.688 --> 00:19:22.948 There's some some stuff to dig dig up in that background of that first shooting 00:19:22.948 --> 00:19:27.908 what's going on there that might come up in a in a civil court battle or or something. 00:19:27.908 --> 00:19:29.188 For sure 00:19:30.144 --> 00:19:37.064 So that was an interesting one. So yeah, that concludes our category of today's 00:19:37.064 --> 00:19:38.384 Justified Saves episode. 00:19:39.064 --> 00:19:42.504 A couple of those that just had some interesting details that had me, 00:19:42.504 --> 00:19:44.664 you know, scratching the head a little bit. 00:19:44.784 --> 00:19:48.124 We're pulling on those chin hairs, just trying to figure out. 00:19:48.244 --> 00:19:53.324 Two shootings in which a person was there, left, and then back again. 00:19:53.584 --> 00:19:55.744 Yeah. Same night, same morning. 00:19:56.104 --> 00:20:00.344 Yeah. And as we're going to feature in another story, you know, 00:20:00.664 --> 00:20:01.984 criminals be criminals, man. 00:20:02.264 --> 00:20:05.504 So, yeah, there's definitely a chance that they come back. It's not the first 00:20:05.504 --> 00:20:07.984 time we've seen this in Justified Saves episodes. 00:20:08.144 --> 00:20:12.304 And I can think of another incident where there was a shooting that took place 00:20:12.304 --> 00:20:16.444 at a home or maybe it wasn't a shooting initially, but it was a fight of some kind. 00:20:16.664 --> 00:20:21.264 And then those individuals basically did a drive-by shooting as they came back 00:20:21.264 --> 00:20:28.024 a little while later. and the resident, you know, engaged them with his firearm at that point. 00:20:28.324 --> 00:20:32.024 So it's definitely something that should be on your mind. If you do have an 00:20:32.024 --> 00:20:35.444 incident that occurs, do not assume that it's over, okay? 00:20:35.664 --> 00:20:39.604 Get yourself somewhere safe and secure where you maybe hopefully have reasonable 00:20:39.604 --> 00:20:45.624 amount of cover protection from, you know, in case they come back for any reason, right? 00:20:46.244 --> 00:20:52.204 And then make that 911 call and get authorities there as soon as possible because, you know, 00:20:52.344 --> 00:20:56.064 if something particularly if it's a violent crime of any sort they're going 00:20:56.064 --> 00:21:01.604 to be there for a while and then at least provides you some amount of coverage 00:21:01.604 --> 00:21:05.484 that they're the bad guy's probably not coming back when there's you know four 00:21:05.484 --> 00:21:09.144 or seven you know police vehicles out front of your place 00:21:09.144 --> 00:21:13.644 So and there's just a you want to have a record of that first attack like if. 00:21:13.644 --> 00:21:14.904 For sure even 00:21:14.904 --> 00:21:19.544 If it didn't come back but like you want to have that on record so whatever 00:21:19.544 --> 00:21:23.084 you're doing Hopefully if you're not breaking the law already, 00:21:23.084 --> 00:21:24.984 you better, you better call the police, I guess. 00:21:25.664 --> 00:21:27.564 Yeah, no, you should always, always call. 00:21:28.713 --> 00:21:32.353 Yeah, I'm reminded of just, I think the last Justified Saves episode was the, 00:21:32.493 --> 00:21:34.953 I think it was like a DoorDash driver or something. 00:21:35.353 --> 00:21:39.333 And, you know, he got, it was a shooting between him and another vehicle. 00:21:40.433 --> 00:21:44.473 And, you know, he responded, he shot back, but he immediately, 00:21:44.493 --> 00:21:47.253 he got himself somewhere safe, pulled off, called 911. 00:21:47.613 --> 00:21:51.793 He did everything right to a T. Like that's, that's a great example of this sort of thing. 00:21:51.873 --> 00:21:55.673 I could think of another one a while back where someone was involved in a shooting 00:21:55.673 --> 00:21:58.473 and it was, I think at a convenience store or gas station. 00:21:59.473 --> 00:22:02.993 And, you know, they responded with fire, they defended themselves, 00:22:03.313 --> 00:22:06.833 and then they got themselves the heck out of there, and the one thing we talked 00:22:06.833 --> 00:22:09.373 about in that story was that, 00:22:09.513 --> 00:22:12.193 you know, some people would be concerned about leaving the scene, 00:22:12.193 --> 00:22:16.293 but you do need to do what is important for you safety-wise first, 00:22:16.353 --> 00:22:20.853 and be calling 911 so that, you know, for sure you want to be the first one that calls, 00:22:21.013 --> 00:22:26.533 because that always paints you in a better light, so get yourself the heck out if you need to, 00:22:26.753 --> 00:22:32.173 if that's what's necessary to be safe, make that 911 call as soon as is possible safely. 00:22:33.413 --> 00:22:37.433 And, you know, just because you had to, you know, for your own safety, 00:22:37.653 --> 00:22:42.753 leave the area initially doesn't mean you're going to be looked at as the bad guy. 00:22:42.853 --> 00:22:45.473 I mean, you could, but, you know, just depending on the circumstances, 00:22:45.753 --> 00:22:51.733 but it doesn't always equate that you're the bad guy because you leave the scene, if that makes sense. 00:22:51.993 --> 00:22:55.733 You do what you got to do to be safe, but make that 911 call. 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I mean, I'm thinking like Band-Aids, right? 00:25:09.509 --> 00:25:11.829 And he's like, no, no, like what you have. 00:25:13.029 --> 00:25:19.289 So I had a couple of leftover, you know, like, and some older things that were 00:25:19.289 --> 00:25:23.089 just in a kit that wasn't really getting used. So I put together a little kit 00:25:23.089 --> 00:25:27.089 for him that he could take with him to school. He takes it with him to school every day. 00:25:27.429 --> 00:25:32.049 And we also put in there some Band-Aids and, you know, things that are more 00:25:32.049 --> 00:25:35.489 of a first aid kit sort of nature, not necessarily a trauma kit. 00:25:35.609 --> 00:25:39.529 But he wanted, you know, a bandage and like a pressure bandage and a couple 00:25:39.529 --> 00:25:41.289 of things because he wanted to be legit. 00:25:42.869 --> 00:25:48.389 So one of those things in that kit was an ace wrap, okay, or an elastic bandage. 00:25:48.389 --> 00:25:51.349 And today he fell during field day 00:25:51.349 --> 00:25:55.009 and buggered up his elbow pretty good uh which 00:25:55.009 --> 00:25:57.969 was mostly taken care of with a large band-aid but he 00:25:57.969 --> 00:26:00.689 still wanted to run around and have fun on field day he's like the bandage is 00:26:00.689 --> 00:26:05.349 gonna wear off dad so we got into his his trauma kit and pulled out that ace 00:26:05.349 --> 00:26:10.049 wrap bandage and just wrapped it wrapped it around his elbow in the in the in 00:26:10.049 --> 00:26:14.609 the band-aid and he's just thrilled he had his trauma kit there so guys take 00:26:14.609 --> 00:26:17.029 that heartwarming story and just know that, hey, 00:26:17.129 --> 00:26:20.949 if an eight-year-old can have a trauma kit at school, you can have a trauma kit, 00:26:21.349 --> 00:26:25.609 go get them at mountmahmedical.com forward slash STB. 00:26:27.165 --> 00:26:31.205 All right, let's get into some more stories, some justified saves. 00:26:31.645 --> 00:26:35.545 We got some good ones here. Mitch, how about this next one here? 00:26:35.945 --> 00:26:40.965 Masked burglar demands money, grabs for a gun, gets shot in the struggle. 00:26:41.465 --> 00:26:47.265 Okay. Yeah, this one happened in Nashville. A 56-year-old man was watching TV 00:26:47.265 --> 00:26:52.765 in his bedroom when a 45-year-old Derek Mercer entered wearing a medical mask 00:26:52.765 --> 00:26:54.225 and demanded money from him. 00:26:54.225 --> 00:26:57.045 So the the homeowner then 00:26:57.045 --> 00:27:00.085 grabs his gun that i guess is just sitting next 00:27:00.085 --> 00:27:04.085 to him on the bed or yeah he's 00:27:04.085 --> 00:27:07.405 watching tv in his bedroom nightstand something grabs 00:27:07.405 --> 00:27:10.525 grabs with the gun the guy breaking in dives 00:27:10.525 --> 00:27:14.405 for it too they're struggling uh and 00:27:14.405 --> 00:27:19.485 while they're struggling the weapon discharges and and the bad guy is struck 00:27:19.485 --> 00:27:27.725 in the chest uh he survived but uh police confirmed that the victim knew Mercer 00:27:27.725 --> 00:27:31.045 but did not recognize him with the mask on at the time. 00:27:32.305 --> 00:27:37.845 And now this guy's facing aggravated burglary charges and unlawful gun possession. 00:27:39.645 --> 00:27:44.065 It's not unusual that break-ins 00:27:45.107 --> 00:27:49.467 occur, you know, like that the perpetrator is somebody that is known. 00:27:50.407 --> 00:27:54.787 You know, I'm not going to say it's like the most common type of like home invasion 00:27:54.787 --> 00:27:58.787 necessarily, but it's, this is not the first time I've seen this either. 00:27:58.967 --> 00:28:02.027 Right. And then one of the reasons for that, perhaps, especially if this was 00:28:02.027 --> 00:28:07.367 intended to be some kind of theft is, uh, which of course it could have been 00:28:07.367 --> 00:28:11.827 something else, but if it's a theft, it's because some of the people closest to us know what we have. 00:28:12.667 --> 00:28:16.147 So that's something we got to watch out for uh which 00:28:16.147 --> 00:28:20.047