Shooting in Austin

[Evel Baldgui]

My first line of defense is avoidance. If there is a protest planned in area X, I avoid it. If a protest is planned on a Saturday in area that I have to drive to, I get there on Friday before craziness develops. If by some unfortunate turn of events, a missed exit, a wrong turn, no prior warning, I happen drive into an area of badness, if I'm the first vehicle and a human blockade forms, I'm driving through, protest on the sidewalk, phuck you, I'm going home. Anti/blm scumbag points a weapon at me, I will respond with severe violence to protect myself. Sorry, I still remember Reginald Denny. If people in the mob assault my car, try to break my windows, that rioter(s) at the window is getting a few rounds, as are his associates. Not being dragged out of a car by some low life socialist scumbags. Mob vs. one person = disparity of force.

[WickedWillis]

Allegedly Foster was a Libertarian. He was probably at the protest simping for his quadruple amputee black fiancé and if you watch the interview he gave prior to the shooting, I guess his mouth wrote a check his kalash couldn’t cash.

"Simping" for his fiance? Come now, child.

Don't point a firearm at something you are not willing to destroy, if after all the conflicting reports are ironed out, he did in fact point it at the shooter in the car.

[WillBrink]

"Simping" for his fiance? Come now, child.

Don't point a firearm at something you are not willing to destroy, if after all the conflicting reports are ironed out, he did in fact point it at the shooter in the car.

Libertarians don't attend Marxist's rallies just to impress their GF how woke they are. He was no libertarian....

[JDH1]

More to the story:
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/fata...by-prosecutors

It was revealed Monday that Foster was being watched by APD because he carried a rifle at protests even though he had a gun permit.

"We've been following this group for the last several weeks, monitoring their protests, making sure it’s done in a safe manner, and this was something no one knew was going to happen. It just popped up in the middle of Congress Ave and it happened.” Said Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday.

Garrett Foster was there with his wheelchair-bound fiancé and his AK-47. "It’s problematic to me when you are whipping up a group of angry protesters to have firearms involved, but again that’s his right, and he had every right to have that firearm,” said Casaday.

"Garrett Foster was on the radar because he would commonly come to the rallies with the AK-47, our individuals who were responsible to monitor people with firearms, he was on the radar already,” said Casaday.

Most recently Foster and his rifle were with a group earlier this month at the home of City Manager Spencer Cronk to protest the police budget.

"He has never caused a problem, never until the other night, was never accused of any wrongdoing with the AK-47, but I find it strange when you show up at people's homes with an AK 47 over your shoulder, what are you really trying to say,” said Casaday.

[TomMcC]

And its looking like he took it off his shoulder, put it in some sort of firing position (low ready with the business end pointing at the driver), and got himself killed. Foolish, very foolish.

[WickedWillis]

Libertarians don't attend Marxist's rallies just to impress their GF how woke they are. He was no libertarian....

It's easy for the media to call him Libertarian because there is a huge anti-libertarian presence on all social media. ALSO because he cannot be called a conservative because he has a black GF, or a liberal because he is so pro gun. Narratives spinning like tops.

[ABNAK]

I fear that if this continues, it will be dealt with like two siblings who won't stop fighting: you're both going to get it. Forget who caused what, there will be a huge outcry for gun control. It will even be supported by RINO traitors and of course Dems.

Having said that, it will not deter me from doing what I must to survive an encounter with a shithead mob, consequences be damned.

[Jellybean]

Libertarians don't attend Marxist's rallies just to impress their GF how woke they are. He was no libertarian....

You'd be surprised how many people who ID as "libertarian" are just leftists who like guns. I've seen it over and over. That and the whole "independent voter" schtick.

[SteyrAUG]

Irony / Fate...here's your sign.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status...817823747?s=20

Unconfirmed but have a source that says it was a soldier from Ft Hood moonlighting as an uber & got called to the area...357 was said to be the sidearm. Unconfirmed reports of the first 5 shots being all sidearm and/or combo of long gun. Both driver & protester who shot at car driving off have been questioned & released pending.

How the F did the other armed protestor get released? They were in no way defending themselves or any other innocent party.

[ABNAK]

You'd be surprised how many people who ID as "libertarian" are just leftists who like guns. I've seen it over and over. That and the whole "independent voter" schtick.

You mean the "I don't know what the fvck I want from one election cycle to the next and I watch ABC/CBS/NBC/CNN" crowd? Yeah, they can get bent, yet they are pandered to every four years.