Yes EMS 28 years, ones save by a young Lady telling the 6 bad guys I was too stupid to be an undercover police officer that was close though we were going to have a shoot out. They knew her they barely knew me.
7:24 Waller says to your face that all cops are racist (in so many words) and these are the kind of people you have as guests to interview. That's a bad decision.
@@silkroad1201 get out that mindset. It’ll get your guard down and make your brain not be sufficient in the moment. It might not make sense but search it up.
"The bad guys just don't care.".... Exactly why we must preserve our 2 amendment and encourage everyone who's willing and able to train and carry their weapons. An armed society is a polite society.
God had nothing to do with it. He didn't come from the heavens to save him. He had to save himself and his child, with his training, awareness and owning a gun. You should thank the people that trained him and armed him. If he didn't have those things, his religion or lack of it wouldn't change the fact that he would be most likely dead now. Self delusion as a pacifier and feel good blanket is foolish.
@@vedymin1 Seeing our right to bare arms comes from GOD then wouldn't that still count? Or maybe you don't want people to read your post seeing how it's full of self delusion .
I was a working cop in 1974 when I got into a gunfight w/three armed robbery suspects in a dark parking lot during the PM rush hour. I rammed the suspect’s car head-on @ low speed, jumped out using the front of my cruiser for cover and exchanged rounds until he was down. I’m glad this young man prevailed and pray for his healing, and that of his young son. As terrible as it is to take a life at least my family was home safe in my incident.
Very good interview. Great that he and his son survived. He followed the protocol, calling 911 first, clearing scene and securing his gun. Then counseling in church! Perfect.
It's almost as if situations like this are made to be remembered it all slows down and it's burned in your memory I'm glad he was able to make it through this situation
It depends on what gets transferred into long term memory. After a fight or flight scenario, you can actually experience false memories or have gaps in your memory because your brain discards any info it doesn't think is necessary to survival. That's why it is important you say as little as possible, get an attorney, and have the time to process what really happened vs. what did not. Talking with the police in an interrogation room immediately after a self defense shooting is not a smart idea.
SOOOOOO Glad i joined USCCA and will be a life long member . This young man did a remarkable job saving himself and his son . God bless him . Training , Training , Training
@@USCCAOfficial Is the comment below by Granny Reynolds accurate? I joined USCCA about a month ago and have been doing the online training. During my reading of information, I did not notice anything to this effect.
When the police shoot a person, there’s an investigation first before an arrest. When you defend yourself, you’re arrested and jailed until an investigation is done. It needs to be the same for both.
That’s a bit of a slippery slope though. An overwhelming majority of shootings (not police related) are murder, and not self defense. Are we going to let a murderer stay on the streets until the investigation is done properly? Also, in cases like this gentleman’s, the cop has no idea what is going on other then the fact that there was a shoot out and someone is lying there bleeding out. Of course, nothing is black and white, and you have to work with the evidence at hand.
@Uehsbm Jdjsinh disagree, a simple look at the two suspects firearms would show that one is illegal and one isn't, the defender shouldn't have to be jailed to figure that out.
They say innocent until proven guilty but the actions of an investigation say the opposite. It’s really guilty until proven innocent. If it weren’t then why arrest the person if they are presumed innocent? That has just never made sense to me. Even their explanation for it doesn’t make sense lol
I have to disagree. I was in a shooting situation, it took hours for the investigative procedure but was handled professionally, i was cleared right there, not arrested or made to believe i could possibly be arrested. But i was lucky, it didn't occur in a liberal state.
Hell, they should give him 10 years free membership. I'd love to hear more from him, in the hopes it could help me prepare for the day I pray never comes.
I am a member but i found out that if they defend you and you are convicted, they have a clause in their arrangement stating they can sue you to get back the money they spent on your defense. I am currently looking for an attorney i can pay monthly to be on retainer. This clause leaves me feeling they would rather see me convicted than acquitted, just so the can retrieve their losses form customers. I want an attorney that believes in me and wants to make sure i am acquitted.
Hearing his story made my hands clammy and made my heart race thinking of being in this situation. I NEVER want to have my child near me if i ever have to use my CCW in a life or death scenario. Kudos to this guy for handling it so well.
I hope I'm never in his situation. I'll be happy putting holes in paper,cans,fruit etc. But if I ever am I hope I handle myself like this guy. Training, training and more training folks.
The firearm in your hands when the responding officers arrive can go wrong for anyone no matter the color of the skin. It is just common sense to not have one in your hands when the police show up. They get a radio call involving shots fired and they don't know who the victims is. I've been there and as the officers arrived to take control of multiple suspects, I quickly holster mine and put my hands up. You should be more afraid of an armed citizen arriving to the scene and not knowing what just occurred, and decides to be a hero. There the skin color will most likely come into play. So if the danger is over, holster up and cover it. And enjoy your fine work man. Don't feel bad. Feel grateful that you trained for a day you hope never comes. Well it did and it may come again. May that experience never happen again but hopefully it made you stronger, especially your mind. What else can I say.
I was serving a warrant as a bounty hunter one night and was at the suspect's grandmothers house. She refused to open the door and called the police and told them someone was breaking into her house. I always called the police and told them where i would be working on a case but this night i was supporting another bounty hunter on this case. I asked if he had called it in and he said he had, but he had not. I was in the backyard with a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun and my handgun in a holster on my hip. The police came up the alley so i walked to the back fence and waived at them. They shone their spotlight on me and told me to put the shotgun on the ground. I did so with no suspicious moves. They came up i explained who i was and what we were doing. The officer told me my partner had not called it in and the grandmother had called it in as a home invasion. The suspect was not even there that night and that was the last time i worked with that bounty hunter. He could have gotten me killed that night.
Hats off to him...🎩 Situation switched from Condition Yellow into Critical Threat in seconds. He neutralized the threat thoroughly. While being able to protect his child at the same time. It would be an honor to train with him and soak up some of his knowledge !!! May God continue to bless him & his family and keep you safe !!! 💪🏾👏🏾🙏🏾👍🏾 My condolences to the perpetrators family and friends. I pray that Jesus gives them comfort and peace for the lost. !!! 🙏🏾
The signs of trauma are evident in his body language and voice. Hope he is getting support to recover from it. Thank God for his ability to defend himself and his family.
@@USCCAOfficial The very thing you offer the most of : 1st, Training, Training, Training ! And 2nd, Maintaining Situational Awareness. p.s. Last month I stopped in for a meet and greet in West Bend. So glad I did that. I got to meet some wonderful and admirable people.
@@cliftontorrence839 Thank you so much for visiting, I'm happy to hear you had a great time with us in West Bend! Both of those are incredibly important and I am glad you are keeping those things in your regular training!
Outstanding work young man. Your living proof of why good training is a must have if you've made the decision to keep and carry a weapon for protection. God was with you at that hour. It's unfortunate that your young son was also involved, but I'm sure your the type of Father that will get him to understand what happened and why. I'm also sure that you'll raise him up to be a fine young man as are you. Hot work there son, very glad you survived. I spent 38 years in law enforcement and was involved in 4 gun fights. Both my Marine Corps and LAPD training are some of the best available. They put you in the mindset and teach you the skills needed until they become reflexes. It's so that no rational man or woman wants to injur or kill another human, but that's up to them, they make a poor choice and end up shoot and often killed as a result. Incidents such as this are like a car accident, they are over just like that. That's why it's SOOO important to train regularly. Mike I'm glad you interaction with CPD went well. CPD is one of the most professional law enforcement departments in America. As with any Police departments these things can unfortunately go sideways if you don't fallow a simple protocol when they first arrive. From experience I can tell you that the information we receive is either very basic to dangerously incomplete. All we normally know is a location and a shooting just occurred. That's why at the point you hear the responding units arrive re holster your weapon and put your hands up and in plain view and DON'T MOVE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. I can't stress that enough. I understand your probably going to be in some degree of shock and confusion. Tell the officers that you were just attacked and need their help. Tell them you have a weapon and where it is. They will remove it and put you in cuffs normally. At this point your being detained put normally not under arrest. You will be advised of your rights, make only the very basic statements that you were attacked and forced to defend yourself. Point out any whiteness and any physical evidence that you can see. After that request medical attention whether you believe you injured or not. Make no detailed statements until you have an attorney present. If your arrested don't panic, make no statements to anyone you might be locked up with or to the C.O.'s You'll have your day in court and this will all get straightened out then. Believe me when I tell you it's the same way for a Cop. We potentially have to sweat a Grand Jury if it goes that far just like anyone else.
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Probably a Glock chambered in 9 not sure about ammo but judging from his job is probably Federal, maybe Wolf. The safe bet it's he's most likely NOT using Tul Ammo
Prayers for you and your son, Michael. So sorry you and your son, had to experience this. May the Lord keep you and your family safe and at peace. And may the gang members family and friends also be at peace for their loss. Thank you Kevin, keep up the good work.. God bless you.
This was an excellent presentation by Michael for those of us who are active in the firearm community and also something new gun owners and people who might consider gun ownership for self defense should see and hear.
Never ever leave an armed assailant alive. Never pass along a lunatic for someone else to deal with. To do so is the act of a coward. If you carry the sword, use it properly.
The article and interview were done nicely. His vocal experience adds to the written story you presented. Again, Well done. As far as the toughness on FFLs, since the beginning of the year, Illinois has 27% of National sales.
If things slow down during an altercation or situation it's called The Masters phenomenon. Since things seem like they are going slow we have more time to react.
I really appreciate this guy. He's fun, knowledgeable, and competent about the dynamic reality of a gunfight... and the world at large too. His experiences are impressive and I wish the best for him.
God bless Michael, for your skills and mindset, protecting yourself and your son, but the best self defense you can provide for your family is to move out of the City, and into the countryside. You really want your son to grow up in a place like that?
I shot someone and they did not die.This was 15 or 16 years ago but the trauma only recently started to affect me. I think I blocked it for all these years.
Do to what I do I meet several people carrying firearms but they don't practice has they should and you must believe this those who do practice are not training their minds for volience ♠️ The Pro - Gun group I belonged to trained the mind about what to feel about volience not just how to shoot a dime size pattern into a target because ( real life ) incidents are Violent & fast & knowing how to shoot at the range is one thing but with a trained mind your ability to save yourself will achieve greatness ♠️
That's heavy... I'd definitely have some paranoia trauma from that incident... Especially with the 5 year old, poor kid :( Glad they prevailed... The only solution to armed bad guys is armed good guys. Long live the second amendment 🇺🇲
I'm never looking for a fight but if the bad guy wants to press his luck I will not lose sleep in their poor decisions and the ramifications. God bless this young man for defending himself and his family.
1st - Avoid. I have survived 100% of the gunfights, I was NOTpresent for! 2nd - Blend in. Nobody sees ME as "the man to shoot first". 3rd - Prepared. When I shoot, it is OVER, done, nobody left that wants to continue a gunfight!
So glad I tuned in today fellas. This video was great, i learned so much from the content presented. I honestly feel more prepared just from watching this video. My confidence has soared because of you guys. Thanks a million.
The good guy won this time. Training and the proper mindset usually wins. I'm glad he and his son are both OK and that the boy doesn't have emotional problems from this incident. This is a black on black shooting so the media didn't pay it much attention, but what about the gangsters family, are they going to try to sue him? If they do I hope USCCA lets everyone know so we can donate to help the man out and make sure he doesn't lose his business.
@@whiteshadow9940 I know. I live about 40 miles from where this happened and never heard about it until I saw it as an ad for USCCA on a couple of FB sites. If, and I say again IF the local media covered it at all it was buried on the bottom of page 9.
@@USCCAOfficial dry fire, holster work, range training with static and moving targets while I'm stationary and moving, positional, and old school Hogan's Alley.
Loved the video until he brought up skin color. All this cop came up and by the grace of god everything went well. I loved hearing that he protected his son and took down the threat. But the only person trying to kill you that day was a gang member not the police.
@@aaronkorsmo no, you’re completely wrong, you should rewatch it. He said he was walking in an alley 1:39 in Chicago 2:09, he had come from St Louis 1:54
@@jonathanyoung7763 I admit I didn't state that clearly. The alley is where he parks for his residence in Chicago. He was returning to his residence in Chicago from training in St. Louis is how I understood it. My point is he had attended training in St. Louis and was returning to his home in Chicago. He wasn't just randomly in an alley and the training wasn't in Chicago like you seem to be hinting at with your original comment.
@@aaronkorsmo I see, I’ll just assume you’re correct because that makes sense. But I stand by my sentiment, I wouldn’t live in Chicago much less park or even be in an alley in Chicago, and I wouldn’t go to a training in Chicago or St. Louis lol. I try to avoid big cities at ALL costs. I don’t mean it’s his fault, but I would be lying if I said he took every precaution and preparation to protect himself and his family. And I’m not just virtue signaling, I use to live in California. I now live way out in rural Texas where the nearest 2 cities have a population well under 1000 people. And you may be able to guess this, but we’ve never had an issue with anyone pulling a gun on us.
