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A legally armed bystander is being heralded as a hero after he helped thwart a mall shooting in Pennsylvania.

NE: Legal Gun Carrier Stands Guard in Gun-Free Kill-Zone During Mall Shooting ~ VIDEO Ammoland Inc. Posted on U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On April 17th, 2021, at about noon, there was a shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska. One person was killed, another was wounded.  A police officer had been shot at in the Mall a month earlier. The Westroads Mall is reported to be a gun-free zone. When the shooting happened on April 17th, 2021, Scott Tafoya was carrying his pistol with a Nebraska permit. He drew the pistol to protect himself and others, knowing there might be legal consequ...

ZIP Advertisement 'I never expected I would touch my gun': Dad pulls gun to protect family in Nebraska mall shooting Share Updated: 10:21 AM MDT Apr 20, 2021 Sarah Fili Reporter 'I never expected I would touch my gun': Dad pulls gun to protect family in Nebraska mall shooting Share Updated: 10:21 AM MDT Apr 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MY DAUGHTER’S GETTING A BAPTIZED NEXT WEEKEND. AND SO I WANTED TO GET A NICE SPECIAL FOR HER BAPTISM AS SCOTT. TIFF WAS TRYING ON A SUIT IN VON MAUR SATURDAY. HIS WATCHED A SHOP. HE NOTICED COMMOT...

Updated: 8:33 AM CDT Apr 20, 2021 Sarah Fili Reporter A dad said the choice was easy to grab his concealed carry weapon and protect his family as gunfire erupted at Westroads Mall in Omaha Saturday."My daughter is getting baptized next weekend so I wanted to get a nice special outfit for her baptism,” Scott Tafoya said.As Tafoya was trying on a suit in Von Maur Saturday, his wife and two daughters went upstairs to shop.He noticed commotion and saw people running. One man made eye contact with him. "I looked in his eyes and he yelled, ‘Shooter,'” Tafoya said....

He saw a group of people running and made eye contact with a man who yelled, “Shooter!” He ran to his family while unholstering his gun, and his wife told him she heard gunfire. He then stood guard outside of a bathroom where mall officials had people shelter. "I said I have a permit, I’m legal,” he said. He later moved toward the escalators to draw any danger away from his family. "Everyone else on the third floor just got added into that because the best way to keep my family safe was to make sure nobody with ill intentions came up that escalator,” Tafoya said, mentioning that ...