3 US Marines take down gunman firing AK-47 on train in France.

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If only we knew what motivated this attack. Moroccan gunman on French train 'fought with ISIS in Syria' | Daily Mail Online

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so damn true. Marines marines marines, until your down range and the. Your like oh well where's the ****ing marines? Lol

 

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France train shooting: US soldiers speak of the moment they stopped gunman and 'beat him until he was unconscious' - Europe - World - The Independent

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pleadthe2nd 20 hours ago




"The attack has been condemned by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuv, who called it “an attack of barbaric violence”" ---- obama later came out and agreed wholeheartedly with the French Minister and said he would immediately arrest and imprison the 3 American men as soon as they step foot in the US. He will be charging them with a hate crime against a peaceful muslim.

Funny because you would almost expect it in obamas America.

 

[halfmileharry]

so damn true. Marines marines marines, until your down range and the. Your like oh well where's the ****ing marines? Lol

Where's the U.S. Marines?. They're easy to find in light assault vehicles clearing a path for the Army's Heavy battle tanks. We don't want those high dollar tanks scratched up.

 

[mrjarrell]

So, now it was a train robbery and not a terrorist incident. I guess it's plausible, just seems more than a bit unlikely. Folks don't normally leave AK's and pistols laying about in Belgium.

https://news.vice.com/article/lawye...bery-and-is-dumbfounded-by-terror-allegations

 

[BugI02]

this is what the good guy did to the bad guy.

This is Mods, can we have a smiley for 'butt stroking' (that's rifle butt for all those who would willfully misinterpret) a perp with a gunstock?

 

[BugI02]

I kind of wondered about that. I read that they took the handgun away from him and threw it to the side; I think I probably would have shot him with it. Maybe they thought they could overpower him handily enough, but a round through the ball of the humerus would take the fight out of a guy.

Just as long as he's still breathin' for the interrogators

 

[Punkinhead]

I kind of wondered about that. I read that they took the handgun away from him and threw it to the side; I think I probably would have shot him with it. Maybe they thought they could overpower him handily enough, but a round through the ball of the humerus would take the fight out of a guy.

Firing a gun on a crowded train isn't generally a great thing.

 

[embmtxatl]

Just as long as he's still breathin' for the interrogators

Hopefully he will get a "correct" interrogation......

 

[BehindBlueI's]

So, now it was a train robbery and not a terrorist incident. I guess it's plausible, just seems more than a bit unlikely. Folks don't normally leave AK's and pistols laying about in Belgium.

https://news.vice.com/article/lawye...bery-and-is-dumbfounded-by-terror-allegations

Well if you can't trust his lawyer, who can you trust?

No wonder he can't afford food. He spent his cash on an AK, pistol, and knife. Silly guy. He should have bought a sandwich.

 

[Sylvain]

So, now it was a train robbery and not a terrorist incident. I guess it's plausible, just seems more than a bit unlikely. Folks don't normally leave AK's and pistols laying about in Belgium.

https://news.vice.com/article/lawye...bery-and-is-dumbfounded-by-terror-allegations

Yeah you don't need nine AK mags to rob a train.One empty handgun is more than enough unless you plan on shooting lots of people.
And I have been to Belgium quite a few times and never found free guns in parks.
I must go to the wrong parks.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Well if you can't trust his lawyer, who can you trust?

At last, the Voice of Reason.

 

[vitamink]

The original and the reply caused me to shoot coffee out of my nose. Kudos.

 

[actaeon277]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-says-french-train-attacker-good-boy-211738986.html

He was a "good boy"

 

[Sylvain]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-says-french-train-attacker-good-boy-211738986.html

He was a "good boy"

Well we already knew that.

 

[SSGSAD]

Also a fourth one, a French train driver, grabbed the suspect.
A British citizen also helped plus from what I understand a fourth American (a dual French and American national) who was shot during the fight.

All those 6 passengers will meet the French president on Monday.

Tried to Rep., you but I can't .....

Please post about the meeting, if you can .....

 

[Sylvain]

Tried to Rep., you but I can't .....

Please post about the meeting, if you can .....

I will.
Not sure if they will got a medal or not.
Some people asked for them to become knights of the Legion of Honor.
They already got a medal from the city where the train stopped for act of bravery.

I also heard that the first person who saw the shooter was a French passenger but not many articles talk about him and he wished to remain anonymous.
He jumped on the shooter and tried to take his gun away.It's when a few shots where fired.
Then the 3 young Americans came to help and finally got the shooter down.

 

[KellyinAvon]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/father-says-french-train-attacker-good-boy-211738986.html

He was a "good boy"

Turning his life around.

 

[Sylvain]

That gold coin is what they are holding.The medal of the city of Arras.

Well it's official now.The 3 Americans will become knights of the Legion of Honor on Monday.

The wounded French-American national who was wounded will get the medal later and so is the Frenchman who wished to remain anonymous.

It's quite rare for foreign nationals to get the Legion of Honor especially as civilians.
I know two of the three are military but they acted as civilians here.I think so anyway.
The very few foreigners who get it are usually WW2 vets who fought in France.

 

[Cygnus]

CNN was reporting that the three will meet the French Prez and will get he Legion of Honor Medal. Very nice.

 

[Cygnus]

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