Good Guy with a Gun #213: Chicago, IL
Three attackers brutalized a man who finally stopped them — but it took seven rounds. Still want to debate magazine capacity? | Original incident: June 1, 2024
These posts are based on our Good Guy with a Gun calendar. Today’s post is essentially the same as the calendar version.
A man was outside his home on a Saturday night in Chicago when he was approached by three of his neighbors.
Andres Salgado is the man’s cousin. He said, “The people that live next door, there’s been a problem with that house lately.”
The situation got violent, and the three men attacked him. The man suffered blunt force trauma to the head and body, and after the incident he went to the hospital in critical condition.
The man drew his weapon1 and fired at least seven times: A 29-year-old was shot five times, a 22-year-old was shot once in the chest, and a 55-year-old was shot once in the neck.
The three aggressors were also sent to the hospital in critical condition. In a world of three-on-one, the gun brought parity.
I don’t see anything about murder charges being filed against the three aggressors, which makes me hopeful that the man recovered.
We don’t know much more than this, unfortunately. Salgado says his cousin is “a hard-working man. He's always with his kids, taking them to baseball, baseball practice, everything, you know, like his wife is a teacher. Very respectful family.”
He also said, “He doesn’t deserve this.” I hope each party gets the things they deserve — though of course I sometimes pray, “Lord, please don’t give me what I deserve,” and that could apply to the bad guys in this case as well. Repentance and redemption is also on the table.
Meanwhile, when people say you don’t need a “large-capacity” magazine, remember this story: Seven rounds stopped three people. What if it had been four people? What if he had missed a few times? Is ten rounds really so many?
Sources
NBC Chicago, ABC 7, CBS News, and the Chicago Sun-Times all covered this incident.
In addition, Sean Holt covered the incident for USACarry, and Dave Urbanski covered it for Blaze Media.
And then there’s Smoke Tales....
People make a big deal about him being a CCL holder, too, but it seems that this is on his own property where having a CCL wouldn’t matter. Then again, maybe it shows that he’s not a “gang-banger,” as people like to say.
"Repentance and redemption is also on the table." Thanks for saying this. We've been talking about it quite a bit lately for various reasons, and it's always a good reminder. We don't know how God will deal with people.