The 29-year-old hero from Waffle House shooting: 'I saw the opportunity and I took it'

[Julian Englis]

Source: Tennessean

James Shaw Jr. cried at least four times Sunday after a tragic morning where he wrestled a gun away from a shooter at an Antioch Waffle House

The shooting left four dead and injured numerous others.

The first time Shaw Jr. cried was in an ambulance at 4 a.m. while he was transported to the hospital for a gunshot wound. One of the paramedics asked Shaw Jr. questions while checking his blood pressure.

“He asked if I had kids,” Shaw Jr. said. “I thought I could have possibly never seen my daughter again. That hurt.”

Read more: https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/540061002

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I’m not sure if this follow up but it’s uplifting.

[teach1st]

1. Working link

https://amp.tennessean.com/amp/540061002

[Julian Englis]

2. Thanks, think I fixed it n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. A big fat K&R!

Mr. Shaw is a hero in my book!

I salute him.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. A good guy. The real thing. No orange. No gun. . . . . . . nt

[Leghorn21]

5. I just love and admire this amazing man more than words can say.

RESPECT

[MustLoveBeagles]

6. Same here

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. The question asked of him probably brought him up short.

I bet the majority of people that do extraordinary things like this wouldn't do them if they had time to think.

[LisaL]

10. In his case, if he didn't do what he did, he would likely be dead.

Gunman stopped to reload. If he managed to reload, presumably he would have continued shooting, and James was very close to the gunman. So he would likely have been the next victim.

[raven mad]

8. Definite hero hugs to James Shaw, Jr.

This crap has GOT to stop. Thank you for the post.

[iluvtennis]

9. +++ Agree. Hugs to James Shaw Jr.

[No-Bozos]

11. NRA's Mental Heath Fantasy

Now we learn the gunman had his guns taken away last year after he tried to get into the White House. The police took away his guns but later gave them to his father, who in turn gave them back to his son. WTF.

I'd love to see how the NRA spins this one. Maybe they should hire Kellyanne to provide us with some alternative facts to explain this colossal and deadly screwup.