You’ve heard the stories, laughed at the People of Walmart photos, and made the jokes about the scary things that you are liable to see at Walmart.
Well, here we go again. It seems two grandmothers got the Walmart parking lot confused with the OK Corral and had a parking lot duel, leaving one wounded.
It appears the spat began over a child custody swap. The two women met to transfer custody of their mutual grandchild around 5:30 p.m. outside of the Dallas, Texas Walmart. An ensuing argument turned violent, Dallas police said.
Janice Brown, 53, allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Carla Hawkins, 55, in her neck, leaving her with non life-threatening injuries resulting from a gunshot wound according to the local police via a statement.
The call was answered by an off-duty Fannin County police officer.
He responded to the scene where Brown also allegedly shot at the off-duty police officer.
He, of course, acted in self-defense and returned fire.
According to police, no one was harmed during the exchange of gunfire turning the Walmart parking lot into a scene straight out of the Wild West in the days of Wyatt Earp and Doc Hollywood.
People of Walmart LOOK OUT! Wild Shooting Crazy Cowboy Grandma!
Once the situation was contained by the Officer, Brown was taken into custody.
She was charged with aggravated assault on a public servant.
Frankly, I’m surprised she wasn’t charged more harshly as any responsible gun owner knows that this sort of behavior gives the rest of us a VERY bad name, never mind the bad press.
We all know that the liberal media and the gun control advocates don’t need a reason, especially when they use knife attacks to push an agenda for gun control.
Police have stated that charges related to Hawkins’ shooting will be referred to the Dallas County Grand Jury, so perhaps more charges are pending.
I am hopeful as this sort of behavior should be addressed. Firearms are a responsibility. With great power, comes great responsibility.
h/t – Huffington Post
Well, the early 50’s in age isn’t really that old and likely there was no cognitive impairment. When guns are in the hands of the very elderly who exhibits early signs of dementia, it behooves the family to sneak the guns out of their hands or an accident will likely occur especially if their loved one exhibits signs of paranoia. I remember a “big hunter” patient who came down with dementia and his family was extremely intelligent. They quietly snuck out all the pistols and ammunition in the house. Family disposed of them into their own private collections. They then unloaded the rifles and placed them upright in the patient’s large cabinetry glass display cases and locked them. This man had a large collection and many gun display cases. They told me their dad could look at his guns safely anytime and he didn’t notice the missing pistols due to his dementia. Was a pleasant outcome for a potentially unsafe situation. I believe that was the smartest hunting family I ever dealt with.