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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.
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)Blues Heron
(5,931 posts)magicarpet
(14,144 posts)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.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)but ol Larry was an Arizona resident and he could have gotten his gun and bullets from there.
turbinetree
(24,688 posts)thanks for the catch ..............
Oneironaut
(5,491 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)sarisataka
(18,570 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)You got me.
sarisataka
(18,570 posts)Nevilledog
(51,064 posts)Link to tweet
Roger Sollenberger
@SollenbergerRC
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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/
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)sarisataka
(18,570 posts)Typically delivering vaccines is a risk free process. Soldiers are only issued weapons when expected they will need them or for training