Man lawfully carrying gun gets tackled by frightened customer at Walmart.

[Valigarmander]

Oh, and the man with the gun was black, and the assailant white. In case that's important.

There is no shortage of debate about whether allowing citizens to carry concealed guns makes society safer. You may be shocked to learn that the answer could depend in part on the color of a citizen's skin.

Exhibit A this week, from Florida: A surveillance video from a Walmart located near Tampa shows 62-year-old Clarence Daniels trying to enter the store to purchase some coffee creamer for his wife this past Tuesday. He barely steps through the automatic doors before he is pummeled by shopper Michael Foster, a 43-year-old white man.

"He's got a gun!" Foster shouts, to which Daniels replies, "I have a permit!"

According to local news reports, Foster originally spotted Daniels in the store's parking lot placing his legally owned handgun underneath his coat. In keeping with Florida's well-known vigilante spirit, Foster decided to take matters into his own hands by following Daniels into the Walmart. Without warning, he tackled Daniels and placed him in a chokehold.

Police soon arrived and confirmed Daniels indeed had a permit for the handgun.

"Unfortunately, he tackled a guy that was a law-abiding citizen," said Larry McKinnon, a police spokesperson. "We understand it's alarming for people to see other people with guns, but Florida has a large population of concealed weapons permit holders."

Foster is now facing battery charges.

[aitm]

People who have permits to carry will soon be required to wear a certain color shirt when carrying. But i admit, I have a good deal of admiration and respect for a person willing to tackle one with a gun without knowing their intentions. Mixed reactions there eh?

[Shiranu]

This is one of the few cases where I will say carrying a gun in public was probably warranted; if I was a black man in Florida, I would probably be packing too.

[hrdlr110]

The guy that tackled him didn't have a gun. The element of surprise trumps a gun most every time.
I'd be a bit panicked seeing guns everywhere and knowing that having a gun is, instead of a privilege, is a right, which means there are people with guns that shouldn't have them, period.

[Jason78]

I guess it's because of all the crocodiles.

[Desdinova]

Ever notice this shit always happens at Walmart?  It's like once you go through those doors you've stepped into a world that's a cross between Honey Boo Boo and the Twilight Zone.

[The Skeletal Atheist]

Ever notice this shit always happens at Walmart?  It's like once you go through those doors you've stepped into a world that's a cross between Honey Boo Boo and the Twilight Zone.

As maintenance at Wal-Mart I can assure you this is accurate.

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Ridiculous anti-gun paranoia.

[Solitary]

Really?  With everyone so paranoid they need a gun, right?      Solitary

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If only the black guy had been armed!

[Hijiri Byakuren]

Oh joy, another gun thread. I'm sure this will be a productive and enlightening conversation.

[Jason Harvestdancer]

Oh joy, another gun thread. I'm sure this will be a productive and enlightening conversation.

It was either that or a thread about racism.