{"id":2265959,"date":"2024-06-12T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heroic-off-duty-police-officer-intervenes-to-stop-active-mall-shooting-he-kept-his-mind-about-him\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:03:34","slug":"heroic-off-duty-police-officer-intervenes-to-stop-active-mall-shooting-he-kept-his-mind-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heroic-off-duty-police-officer-intervenes-to-stop-active-mall-shooting-he-kept-his-mind-about-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-Duty Officer Heroically Halts Mall Shooting: Maintains Composure Throughout"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheroic-off-duty-police-officer-intervenes-to-stop-active-mall-shooting-he-kept-his-mind-about-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a shooting\u200c incident at the Peachtree \u200cCenter Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, where\u200c a\u200c gunman, identified as 34-year-old Jeremy Malone, opened fire in a food court. Malone, a convicted felon\u200b with a history of 11 arrests, reportedly shot three people during the incident. An off-duty Zone \u200c1 Atlanta\u2064 police officer present\u2062 at the\u200d location swiftly intervened, shooting Malone and effectively neutralizing the threat, which earned praise \u2063from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens \u200dfor\u200b preventing \u200dfurther harm.<\/p>\n<p>The piece emphasizes the argument that gun control laws affect only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">law-abiding citizens<\/a> and not \u200ccriminals like Malone,\u2062 who manage to acquire firearms despite legal restrictions. It suggests that the \u200bpresence of &#8220;good guys with guns,&#8221; such as the off-duty officer, \u2064is\u2063 crucial in \u2063stopping active shooters, challenging the efficacy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-had-a-record-number-of-mass-shootings-in-2020\/\" title=\"US Had A Record Number Of Mass Shootings In 2020\">strict gun control measures<\/a> and \u200bcritiquing liberal\u2062 gun control advocacy.\u2064 This \u200dincident\u2063 at the mall is presented as a testament to\u2064 the value\u2062 of armed response in\u200d critical situations and underscores\u2063 ongoing debates \u200dabout\u2062 gun control and policing \u2064in America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 12, 2024 at 9:31am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Despite the loud cries of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/records-indicate-bidens-pick-for-atf-director-was-a-registered-gun-control-lobbyist\/\" title=\"Records Indicate Biden\u2019s Pick For ATF Director Was A Registered Gun Control Lobbyist\">gun control lobby<\/a> to ban all firearms for everyone everywhere, the number of instances where a gunman was thwarted by another citizen with a gun has only increased.<\/p>\n<p>Though the underlying reason behind the increase in random public shootings has yet to be identified or remedied, the fact remains that many of them could\u2019ve been stopped or mitigated by a good guy with a gun.<\/p>\n<p>And, one such incident occurred at the food court of a mall in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/atlanta-shooting-peachtree-center-downtown-food-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WAGA-TV<\/a>, the alleged gunman was 34-year-old Jeremy Malone, who initially entered the food court of the Peachtree Center Mall around 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation believed that Malone initially got into an argument with another man over some unspecified grievance.<\/p>\n<p>Then, at about 2:15 p.m., he reportedly shot that man and continued into the food court where he reportedly shot two other people.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, this grim situation was halted before anyone else could get hurt thanks to the presence of an off-duty police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/opening-day-atlanta-six-flags-turns-chaos-gunfight-erupts-police-violent-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlanta<\/a> Zone 1 police officer.<\/p>\n<p>The police officer, who, thankfully, had his gun on him, reacted quickly, shooting Malone and neutralizing the incident before it could turn into a bloodbath.<\/p>\n<p>The officer\u2019s quick thinking was praised by Atlanta Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/atlanta-rocked-violent-antifa-style-riot-things-take-vicious-turn-police-arrive-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Dickens<\/a>, who said, the officer \u201cwas on the scene. He was focused. He kept his mind about him, and he was able to bring safety to all these people that were in that food court by stopping this individual who had already shot three people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you worry about being involved in a mass shooting?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to WAGA, the three people injured included a 47-year-old man from Grayson, a 69-year-old woman from East Point, and a 70-year-old woman from Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>While the victims should survive the incident, a couple of the victims were taken to Grady Hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>One witness, Amina Sam, spoke to the outlet about the incident, saying,\u201dThey told us it was an active shooter. \u2026 We watched two people get wheeled out. One was an elderly man that had a baby on his lap, going to the ambulance, and they told us the shooter was caught very recently.\u00a0We saw [Malone] being put in handcuffs. It was insane. So many cops, so many guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/suspect-peachtree-center-shooting-atlanta-charges\/85-08e57d84-f2af-4097-ab68-bd24031894bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXIA-TV<\/a> provided more information about Malone and his extensive criminal record.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The suspect in the downtown Atlanta shooting, 34-year-old Jeremy Malone, is a convicted felon with at least 11 arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect in the deadly Atlanta transit bus hijacking, 39-year-old Joseph Grier, is a convicted felon with at least 19 arrests.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoodDayAtlanta?\">@GoodDayAtlanta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAseH7FpEQ\">pic.twitter.com\/EAseH7FpEQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buck Lanford (@BuckFOX5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuckFOX5\/status\/1800852303362380061?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently, Malone was not only a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-justice-man-arrested-10-times-released-9-times-single-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convicted felon<\/a>, but he has been arrested 11 different times and served prison time for armed robbery.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the Atlanta Police Department Chief Darin Schierbaum said, \u201cThis is an individual who should never have been possessing a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Four people shot.<\/p>\n<p>One is the alleged original shooter and he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>All involved are still alive.<\/p>\n<p>AFRD are on the scene rendering aid alongside APD.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andre Dickens (@andreforatlanta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andreforatlanta\/status\/1800607345686540487?\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Clearly. Yet, he seemed to have little trouble procuring one.<\/p>\n<p>That example alone, that Malone was convicted felon who wasn\u2019t legally allowed to own a gun, yet had one anyway, should expose the main flaw behind liberals\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/utterly-shameless-biden-pushes-gun-control-mere-hours-hunter-convicted-firearms-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gun control<\/a> advocacy.<\/p>\n<p>Criminals don\u2019t care about the law: If they want a gun, they have plenty of means to obtain one through legally dubious channels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/swing-state-passed-constitutional-carry-sees-decrease-gun-crime-dealing-blow-gun-control-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun control laws<\/a> and regulations only impact citizens who actually follow the law, preventing them from obtaining the means by which to defend themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, this incident at the Peachtree Center Mall disproved another assertion of the gun control lobby.<\/p>\n<p>Gun laws, no matter how stringent, are useless once a maniac open fires in a public place.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-notices-something-wrong-gas-station-4-shots-later-hero-another-good-guy-gun-saves-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">good guy with a gun<\/a> in the vicinity, like the unnamed off<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-boy-holding-gun-attempts-to-steal-car-owner-body-slams-him\/\" title=\"VIRAL VIDEO: Boy Holding Gun Attempts To Steal Car; Owner Body-Slams Him\">-duty police officer<\/a>, is the only way to stop an active shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The people at the Peachtree Center Mall were extraordinarily lucky that that police officer was there.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, contrary to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/portlands-liberal-hellhole-crime-skyrocketing-along-police-response-times-following-defund-police-calls-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defund the police<\/a>\u201d narrative, many police officers are truly brave men and women who put their safety on the line to help innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>And in doing so, they prevent unthinkable tragedies, like the one threatening to erupt at the Peachtree Center Mall.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. 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Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">lying leftist media<\/a> and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45810\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45810\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45810\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45810\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Allison Anton dabbles in fiction, as well as commenting on depressing modern trends and media. She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Allison Anton, June 12, 2024: Despite calls from the gun control lobby for a total firearm ban, incidents where armed citizens have stopped gunmen are rising. 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