Jason Falconer; “hero cop” stopped jihadist in Minnesota

| September 19, 2016

Jason Falconer

Jason Falconer, the former police chief of Albany, Minnesota was shopping at Crossroads Mall in Saint Cloud, Minnesota the other night when a jihadist began stabbing folks while referencing Allah, whoever that is. When the attacker confronted Falconer, the off-duty, part time cop put an end to the jihad;

Kleis said the end of the attack and the final confrontation could be seen on video from the Macy’s store. Describing the video, which did not have audio, Kleis said the suspect clearly had a knife in hand, and lunged at Falconer, who fired at him. The suspect fell, then got back up three times before the fatal shot.

“None of us ever want to have to do that,” said St. Cloud Police Chief Wm. Blair Anderson, “but that’s what we’re here for, and Officer Falconer’s actions were swift and direct, and in my opinion appropriate.”

Eight others went to the hospital for their injuries.

Category: Terror War

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Thunderstixx

But… But… Buuuuuutttttt…..
It’s not terrorism and he had no ties to the religion of peace !!!
WTF???

Ex-PH2

Good to know someone had his head on straight.

Sparks

Way to go Officer Falconer! Good shooin’!!!!

2/17 Air Cav

“The FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force, along with the St. Cloud police, are investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism. “And I do say potential,” said Richard Thornton, special agent in charge of the FBI office in Minnesota.” You don’t say? Again with the “incident” shit and the “potential.” He and de Biasi clearly have the same textbook.

It was a terrorist attack committed by a Muslim. Questions?

Graybeard

When do we get to do pre-emptive strikes?

Sparks

I’m tapping my fingers waiting for the green light.

Graybeard

Four rounds to put Ahmed down? I wonder what he was using.

On the other hand, I understand that frequently the jihadists will get themselves doped up to give themselves the courage to be cowards, and that keeps them going longer than a normal human would.

The Other Whitey

I thought that’s what the Mozambique Drill was for.

Graybeard

Yep

David

One misconception is that certain rounds are guaranteed stoppers. Depending on where the round hits, what the perp is wearing, and several other factors, even the best stoppers (125gr .357 had that crown for years) are still less than 100% capable of putting everyone down with one shot all the time. Some folks go down from a .22, some survive multiple hits from a .44 Magnum.

Graybeard

I concur, David. There are just too many factors to make a one-size-fits-all pontification about one’s favorite round being the silver bullet.

Mental state of the perp, what foreign chemicals -if any- the perp has in his brain, shot placement, angle of penetration, size and type of round… why we have to train for the worst case scenario and pray for the best case scenario.

OC

Good on Officer Falconer, but aren’t the coppers taught to do three round bursts, vice single shots?

Graybeard

I thought I saw, on another news page, that he was a handgun competitor as well as an NRA member.
Who knows which training kicked in when it got real?
In a training class I attended last week we were told that the more options one has, the longer it takes to react to a threat. That is, if you’re trained in three different forms of martial arts, the decision on which move to use to block the attack takes longer as your brain processes the event.

2/17 Air Cav

This police officer saved lives. That’s what police officers are trained to do and that’s what all do, whether it’s arresting a drunk driver before he kills or shooting a Muslim terrorist while engaged in jihad.

2/17 Air Cav

I wrote that with BLM in mind. I see that some association of Black doctors has called upon oBaMa to issue an edict to quash the production of menthol cigarettes. Why menthol? Because Black Lives Matter and Black smokers prefer menthols. How screwed up is this on how many levels? Very and many.

sj

I think Allah is the head of the Lutheran Church. Makes sense what with all the attacks the Lutherans and Amish are doing.

A Proud Infidel®™

Don’t forget to keep an eye on the Mennonites and Jehovah’s witnesses as well!

HMCS(FMF) ret

Don’t want to mess with the Lithuanian Amish, they are some real tough mofo’s…

Graybeard

Can’t hold a candle to the Battling Baptists, though.

26Limabeans

Never mess with a North End alter boy.
They know people.

Devtun

Loretta will have cowardly Comey check out Mr. Falconer.

The Other Whitey

Next time, don’t let him get up once! I’m hesitant to say “nice shooting,” given that the asshole kept getting up, but evidently “good-enough shooting.”

Man, what is it about that Al’s Snackbar place?

2/17 Air Cav

It’s nice shooting if the shooter is polite, as in “Will you kindly cease moving, sir?” It’s good shooting if the target is hit with all rounds fired. It’s great shooting if the four were two double taps and the grouping was tight and center mass.

Poetrooper

He may have been trying to keep from killing him because the perp apparently was a kid and armed with a knife rather than a gun. However, the perp was foolish in the extreme for refusing the order to stay down multiple times. Be interesting to know if the last shot was a head shot.

Graybeard

I’d like to see the AAR.

OldManchu

Colin CrappOnHisDick wishes that the white officer Falconer would have stayed busy oppressing black people instead of defending the innocent.

The Other Whitey

He’s just sad because he can’t twist this into his transparent ploy to avoid getting cut.

OldManchu

Good point. He probably is developing the mindset that the NFL is some form of welfare that can never end. Unless racism…

AW1Ed

Good guy with a gun…

Animal

“None of us ever want to have to do that,” said St. Cloud Police Chief Wm. Blair Anderson…

Speak for yourself chief. Most cops (and a large part of the rest of us) live for that moment.

Graybeard

Most cops I know (quite a few) would ‘druther not have to kill a perp. They really want to help people, even people who make stupid choices, and help them to not make stupid choices again.

A cop who is eager to kill will kill the wrong person. Not good.

19Delta

Most cops would prefer to never have to draw thier weapons.

Just An Old Dog

My Bro in Law was a Cop for just under a year. He went to a call where a suicidal man was locked in his house with a gun.
The man ended his life with him on the other side of the door. He had to witness and work the scene.
He did some soul searching and talked to his wife.
He decided it wasn’t for him.
Quit the force and has been a plumber and contractor for the past 40 years.
OTOH I went to the 1st Sgts Course with a reservist that had been involved in several shootouts and ended one perp with a Shotgun at close range.
He said he never missed a wink of sleep.

lily

Let this happen in a few more malls and Macerich can say bye bye to it’s stock price. The economy could go into depression.

Ex-PH2

You’re right.

I’ve stopped going to malls that don’t have a lot of exits to the outside, clearly marked, and are more than one floor.

OC

This particular mall was, of course, a “gun free zone” aka target rich environment.

B Woodman

“Gun free” for thee, but not for me. I carry EVERYWHERE. Even places I’m not supposed to.

MustangCryppie

Well done, Chief! You can sleep well tonight knowing you did a great service to the community.

Hack Stone

#JihadLivesMatter! Between the police ambushes this past weekend in Philly, and this bullshit, maybe the Eagles players may rethink their sitting out the National Anthem tonight.

2/17 Air Cav

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the lefty owner of the team–the guy with the PhD in social justice or some shit–joins him. I kid you not. Philly is a tough place. I’m wondering how any display of disrespect for Old Glory or the Star-Spangled Banner will be rec’d there. In a happy story, I read today A married couple who traveled around the country together on behalf of their employer, the Recreational Vehicle Association, decided to write a book. Their book was a series of illustrated poems targeting Trump. The couple was fired when their employer learned about the book. What happened to free speech? Nothing happened to free speech. The couple is free to write all they want w/o government interference. And their former employer is free to hire, retain, and fire whomever they like.

Ineligible to serve

What kind of world are we living in when a law enforcement officer, even if off-duty, confronts someone who has been stabbing people, the guy lunges with the knife at the officer who then fires, and the police chief say “Officer Falconer’s actions were … in my opinion appropriate.” Besides all of the guys fellow Allah seekers, who in the hell thinks it was NOT appropriate?

Ceefour

Sign reads….GUN FREE ZONE……should add…….ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK……..

26Limabeans

“Falconer” Cool name. I wonder what his hobby is.

Hack Stone

Fishing?

OC

He’s a three gun player.

Graybeard

USPSA to be preciser. /grin

jerry920

In the 90’s a lot of “charities” imported thousands of Somali refugees into the Twin Cities without paper work. The ultra-libs in the cities just looked the other way. There have always been problems with assimilation including FGM.

I think they are reaping what they sowed now.

CWORet

That was my fucking stomping ground in the 80’s. Went to Apollo in the 9th, but moved and I graduated from Tech before joining the Corps’ in ’86. Good guy with a gun. Glad he was there to make the jackass DRT. Crazy ass shit these days. Stay vigilant, TAH friends. And a loud BZ to Officer Falconer for his wherewithal and presence. He took charge rather nicely, I think.

FatCircles0311

Buy that man all the beers!

jonp

Not to demean what he did but what exactly makes him a “hero cop”? A guy was running around stabbing people and the cop properly ventilated the asshat. This is one of the job descriptions of a cop and I for one am happy that it is

Graybeard

OK, the lamestream media is not reporting it, but he was a police chief, and is now a part-time peace officer. He also is a practical shooting competitor and NRA member who runs a gun store and teaches shooting. That is his paying job.

So – read instead: Store keeper shoot jihadist and you get the jist.