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turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 08:44 PM Mar 2021

Gunman hijacks National Guard caravan transporting COVID vaccines in Texas: authorities

By Jon Skolnik
Published March 22, 2021

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An Arizona man was arrested after police say he corraled a convoy of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines to Matador, Texas, on Monday morning.

Larry Harris, a 66-year-old man from Wilcox, Arizona, was armed when he tailed three National Guard vehicles from a gas station in Lubbock to approximately two miles east of Idalou, authorities said, according to WAFB9. Idalou Police said that Harris made multiple attempts to run the caravan off the road, at times veering into oncoming traffic. Once the vans stopped, he pointed a gun at one unarmed Guardsman and demanded to search all of the vehicles, insisting that he was a detective. The Guardsmen eventually filed out of their vehicles.

Police later found Harris to be in possession of a loaded pistol, as well as two loaded magazines. No bullets were fired in the standoff and Harris was immediately taken into custody. According to WAFB, Harris was charged with "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful restraint of 11 National Guard Soldiers, unlawful carrying of a weapon, impersonating a Public Servant, and interference with Texas Military Forces."

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-vaccine/

So how did that background check go there in Arizona ............. well they have this on the books

Arizona does not require private sellers (sellers who are not licensed dealers) to initiate a background check when transferring a firearm.

https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/background-check-procedures-in-arizona/#:~:text=Arizona%20has%20no%20law%20requiring,by%20contacting%20the%20FBI%20directly.

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Gunman hijacks National Guard caravan transporting COVID vaccines in Texas: authorities (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2021 OP
If Kyle's mom starts a war, we are screwed! NutmegYankee Mar 2021 #1
Dude's got a serious Saddam look going there Blues Heron Mar 2021 #2
Oh give the poor guy a break,... he couldn't find a place to get his two Covid shots. magicarpet Mar 2021 #3
Oh I have a pretty good idea why... CrackityJones75 Mar 2021 #7
I'm SURE I know why. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #16
Not to excuse Texas' casual attitude towards background checks Vogon_Glory Mar 2021 #4
Straightened it out they are both the same turbinetree Mar 2021 #5
Saddam? Oneironaut Mar 2021 #6
They should have just shot him. roamer65 Mar 2021 #8
With what? sarisataka Mar 2021 #11
A vaccine dose. roamer65 Mar 2021 #13
Good one sarisataka Mar 2021 #14
Might be more to the story... Nevilledog Mar 2021 #9
SMDH. There is no fucking bottom... nt Progressive Jones Mar 2021 #10
Why were NG unarmed? SheltieLover Mar 2021 #12
Why would they be armed? sarisataka Mar 2021 #15

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)
3. Oh give the poor guy a break,... he couldn't find a place to get his two Covid shots.
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 08:52 PM
Mar 2021

So he figure with the gun he could speed things up a bit.

I don't know how he did not get shot dead with that stunt.

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)
4. Not to excuse Texas' casual attitude towards background checks
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 09:04 PM
Mar 2021

but ol’ Larry was an Arizona resident and he could have gotten his gun and bullets from there.

Nevilledog

(51,064 posts)
9. Might be more to the story...
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:04 PM
Mar 2021


Tweet text:
Roger Sollenberger
@SollenbergerRC
·
Mar 22, 2021
“He then pointed a gun at an unarmed National Guardsman, identified himself as a detective, and demanded to search the vehicles and ordered the rest of the unarmed guardsmen out of their vehicles at gunpoint.”

Jared Holt
@jaredlholt
“An Arizona man has been arrested after he cut off and held at gunpoint a caravan of National Guardsmen transporting COVID-19 vaccines” https://wafb.com/2021/03/22/national-guard-soldiers-transporting-vaccines-held-gunpoint-west-texas-suspect-arrested/

Drogon
@drogon_dracarys
Not clear that he knew they were transporting vaccines. This seems more pertinent: “Harris told police he thought the people in the vans had kidnapped a woman and child”
6:56 PM · Mar 22, 2021



https://www.wafb.com/2021/03/22/national-guard-soldiers-transporting-vaccines-held-gunpoint-west-texas-suspect-arrested/


sarisataka

(18,570 posts)
15. Why would they be armed?
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 10:24 PM
Mar 2021

Typically delivering vaccines is a risk free process. Soldiers are only issued weapons when expected they will need them or for training

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