The volunteer, tasked with security for the march and later identified as Matt Alder, saw Gamboa assembling a legally owned, legally carried AR-15-style rifle near the march in downtown Salt Lake City on June 14. Alarmed, Alder called for another volunteer security guard before drawing a concealed handgun. As Gamboa tried to rejoin the march, Alder opened fire, hitting Gamboa and killing Ah Loo.
Immediately after the shooting, police arrested Gamboa on a murder charge. The arresting officer claimed that Gamboa’s actions had created the situation that caused Alder to fear for his life and the lives of others, prompting Alder to open fire.
As a result Gamboa was blamed for Ah Loo’s death for having “acted under circumstances that showed a depraved indifference to human life, knowingly engag[ing] in conduct that created a grave risk of death and ultimately caused the death of an innocent community member,” according to a police statement.
Gamboa was held without bail for five days under suspicion of committing a violent felony. Police briefly detained Alder but did not take him into custody.
Lesson is, make it count fellas. If you’re gonna carry to these events, at least get yours in.
Is that the lesson? What do you mean “at least get yours in”?
I was being sarcastic. A guy open carrying, following the law, gets shot at, and he’s characterized as a murderer. A guy shoots at someone following the law, kills someone else, and he’s sleeping peacefully at home tonight.
It makes it appear that protesting is less acceptable than violence. Similar story with Kyle Rittenhouse. Shooting your firearm is considered proof that you feared for your life, and are therefore justified.
I think the “lesson” here is, if you’re going to participate in a “peaceful protest”…leave your fucking guns at home.
All you’re doing is putting everyone around you in danger…from law enforcement on the one side, that’s itching for an excuse to escalate violence against protesters…to private security in the other, that’s itching to shoot at counter protesters looking to start trouble.
No, either Americans have the right to wield guns, in which case y’all need to just accept that and realize that assembling a gun during a protest is legal and therefore not suspicious Or, y’all need to realize that your gun laws and culture are incompatible with modern society, and do something to change them.
There’s a massive difference between a "protest’, and an armed confrontation with police. One is a display of solidarity in the face of violence…and the other is simply asking for it.
I think the lesson here is that you should read the article before commenting.
I read the blurb here, im not leaving unnecessary digital trails around the internet by pinging random political articles.
Dude was held without bail for 5 days, longer than the guy who actually fired a weapon an shot someone.
Please enlighten me if you think Im missing critical information on how to live my life, friend.
Here is some critical information you appear to be missing:
2).Your IP address visiting a news article is not a “digital trail” you need to concern yourself with.
You work for an intelligence agency and can confirm that? I assume my isp logs everything I do. Because if someone asks them to, they likely will.