Once again, we read the shocked reactions of those people who can’t seem to realize that ‘bad things’ can happen anywhere, anytime.

Man armed with knife shot and killed by customer at Cerritos restaurant, sheriff’s department says

CERRITOS, Calif. (KABC) — A man armed with a knife was shot and killed at a restaurant inside a busy shopping center in Cerritos on Sunday afternoon, authorities say.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a report of a person armed with a knife at Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que in the 11300 block of South Street at approximately 2:12 p.m.

At the scene, deputies found an adult male with an apparent gunshot wound and lacerations. Deputies initiated life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies said a preliminary investigation found that the armed man entered the restaurant and ran through the kitchen/service areas, “frightening customers and staff.”

A customer who was “lawfully armed and possessed a valid concealed carry permit” confronted the man and ordered him to drop the knife, according to deputies. That’s when the man reportedly charged toward the customer with the knife, and the customer shot him.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department source said an off-duty officer was present and witnessed the shooting, but did not fire their weapon. The man with the knife reportedly stabbed himself before walking into the restaurant, according to the source.

Eyewitness News spoke to an employee who described a graphic scene, saying that what he saw was straight out of a horror film.

“I just saw a guy run in the restaurant with his throat slit, and he had a knife. Once he went to the main dining area with all the guests, I guess there was another guest that was sitting down. He pointed a gun at him, told him to put the knife down, the guy kept walking toward him like Michael Myers. He shot him,” the employee recalled.

Investigators believe the incident began before the man reached the restaurant. The sheriff’s department source told Eyewitness News the man had been driving a stolen truck before abandoning it and stabbing himself at a nearby Starbucks on South Street.

Magaly Zacarias said she noticed the driver before he ran toward Lucille’s.

“I noticed a driver driving recklessly into the plaza. He just left the car there, ran off to Lucille’s, and it seemed like he had a knife in his hand, and he was also wounded,” Zacarias said. “I got a closer look at the car, and it seems like there was already blood all over the steering wheel and inside of the car.”

AIR7 video from above the scene showed a large police presence. The restaurant is inside a large shopping center right off the 605 Freeway.

Zacarias, who works nearby, said the violence was shocking for people who work in the area.

“We were really anxious, especially because this plaza is safe, so it was a little shocking for us to hear what was happening,” she said.

Frequent shoppers in the area also said they were shaken by the shooting.

“It’s just crazy to think about, because what if we were, well, knock on wood, but what if we were nearby and something like this happened? And now it’s like, OK, we have to be careful with our surroundings,” said Daniela Reyes of Cerritos.

Javier Reyes said he hopes security is increased.

“Hopefully there’s more security, because this is kind of unacceptable that this happened, and it makes me worried to go out for a nice Sunday dinner,” he said.

Homicide investigators and the sheriff’s department deputies had the restaurant blocked off as the investigation continued. Witnesses and employees were being questioned.

Investigators have not released the name of the man who was shot and killed. They also have not released a possible motive for why he hurt himself and then went to the restaurant.

Deputies said the customer who shot the armed man remained at the scene and is fully cooperating with investigators.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

Weapons are the means to Liberty
Your Freedoms are not secured by God, a document, or by the bravery of your forefathers.
They are secured because people fear that should they try to take them from you, you will fight back with weapons.

Sheriff: Oklahoma homeowner hit attempted thief with baseball bat, shot him

one man is now in custody after being shot by a homeowner in Tulsa County.

On Wednesday night, deputies with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting in the 5900 block of South 59th W. Ave.

When deputies arrived, they spoke to a homeowner who said a man came onto their property, threatened to steal his truck and told him he would kill him if he resisted.

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The homeowner said he turned to go back inside his house, but the man followed him into the home.

At that point, the homeowner said he grabbed a baseball bat and hit the suspect.

The struggled continued outside where the homeowner said the man charged at him. That’s when the homeowner pulled out a gun and shot the suspect in the leg.

The suspect, who was identified as 37-year-old Joshua Arenas, was taken to the hospital for treatment.

After being released from the hospital, Arenas was arrested on complaints of attempted first-degree robbery by force, first-degree burglary, and assault and battery.

Trump Dropped the Election Receipts, the Court Opened the Door, and the Fraud Machine Started Screaming

President Donald Trump released disturbing information Thursday night on just how badly America’s election system is compromised by foreign enemies and domestic traitors.

Trump described mass Chinese theft of U.S. voter data; voting machines vulnerable to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia; American media taking foreign bribes; Deep State actors hiding evidence of voter fraud; and networks to manufacture fake ballots. The Chinese Commies were even involved in a scheme to boost Joe Biden’s votes, and the Obama administration tried to burn evidence of fraud. Of course, Trump’s explosive speech made waves.

The Republican National Committee is all geared up to help the president address the problem of voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections. “Americans deserve elections we can trust,” RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said. “The greatest nation on earth should never tolerate broken systems that leave our elections vulnerable to foreign interference and undermine voter confidence. That’s why the RNC is working in lockstep with President Trump to protect the ballot box through the largest election integrity operation in our party’s history. Now more than ever, Congress must pass the SAVE America Act.”

Trump-endorsed Minnesota gubernatorial candidate and election integrity warrior Mike Lindell enthused, “Everything we said is true! We have to get rid of the electronic voting machines ! Help save our country.” Investigative journalist Catherine Herridge emphasized the huge implications of the information. “CCP [Commie China] used all elements of government power, trade, diplomacy, social media, open source reporting to undermine his re-election. President Trump called it ‘the largest compromise of election data in history,’ resulting in China’s acquisition of 200 million US voter files,” she posted. “CCP could use this data for multiple purposes: voter fraud, identity theft and to target Americans for recruitment.”

Some conservatives rushed to the White House website to dig into the newly unclassified documents the Trump administration published.

Naturally, mainstream media outlets rushed to cover their sorry backsides after covering for election fraud for years.

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The Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the United States Postal Service can move ahead — for now — with a rule change with major implications for mail-in ballot reform and state compliance with federal review.

The court granted the motion for stay in the case of the NAACP v. USPS, based on the strength of the appellants’ arguments. In other words, the court agreed that USPS is likely to win its case based on the Constitution and on the timeframe which the Postal Service has to implement a framework for ballots ahead of the midterm elections.

Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the central district of California, posted, “This ruling is a win for election integrity and would have significant implications for states like California that refuse to submit their voter rolls to verify compliance with federal election laws.”

The decision came July 17, the day after President Donald Trump revealed disturbing evidence of mass election fraud in the United States, both from domestic actors and foreign governments. One of the areas where Trump emphasized that our election system is extremely vulnerable to manipulation is through mail-in ballots.

All the USPS is attempting to do is to demand from states certain data and certain envelopes related to mail-in ballots in order to ensure a more secure chain of custody and fewer opportunities for falsified ballots. The NAACP is screeching and wailing about it, but all it is doing is displaying its own determination to facilitate fraud. The only reason one would be horrified at a requirement for submission of voter lists and serialized ballot barcodes is if one knows there is some hanky-panky ongoing, and wants to ensure it continues.

The exact quote from the circuit court decision is below:

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“The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers and will generally even if these are successful the first instance enable the people to resist and triumph over them.” – Justice Joseph Story

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The Iranian people are living with the nightmare consequences of a system in which the murderous regime possesses all the arms and citizens possess only courage. America’s founders chose another path.

At 250 years, the United States must remain vigilant and committed to protecting our God-given, constitutionally guaranteed right to keep and bear arms that is indispensable to preserving every other freedom Americans hold dear.

How Important Are Gun Rights? Ask an Average Iranian Citizen These Days.

The U.S. Constitution recognizes that individual rights don’t come from government. Government exists to protect rights endowed by our Creator. Among them is the right to keep and bear arms for self defense, and other lawful purposes.

That distinction isn’t merely academic. Across the world, citizens live under control of governments that deny them the means to defend themselves, their families and their freedom. Iran offers a chilling reminder of what happens when tyrannical governments disarm citizens and wield firepower on their own people.

Speaking with reporters last week during a meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, President Donald Trump addressed the situation and interactions with the Iranian regime.

“I deal with these guys and I say, ‘This is from a different school. They’re liars. They’re cheats. They’re sick people. They’ve hurt their people. They killed 54,000 people as of now that were protesting,’” President Trump said, according to a report in The Hill. “You know, when people say, ‘How come they haven’t taken over,’ they can’t take over because they’re dead. They killed them. Nobody’s going to take over. They [Iranian citizens] have no guns and the other side has machine guns and they’re killing them. The press doesn’t report it. But they’re bad people. They’re bad people and uh, frankly I don’t want to waste my time with them.”

The numbers of Iranian citizens murdered by Iran’s rulers are still being counted, but President Trump identified the central truth that courage alone cannot overcome a government willing to use overwhelming force against a defenseless population.

An Armed Citizenry Secured America’s Freedom

America’s founders understood that danger firsthand. British troops marched toward Lexington and Concord in April 1775 to seize arms, ammunition and military supplies held by American colonists. Armed militia members stood in their path. The resulting confrontation ignited the American Revolution.

The colonists ultimately recognized they could not preserve their liberties while remaining subjects of King George III. They united, declared independence and fought to establish a nation in which government answered to the people.

That understanding was later secured in and protected by the Second Amendment: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

The Founders did not grant that pre-existing common law right. They expressly protected it from future government interference.

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“Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in our possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?” – Patrick Henry