Hero Auctions Purse Used Against Gunman in Fla. School Board Shooting…Maybe
- Posted on December 18, 2010 at 11:40am by
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was the purse seen round the world, and now it’s for sale on eBay.
Ginger Littleton snuck up behind a man holding fellow school board members hostage at a meeting in Florida this week and used her big brown faux crocodile handbag to whack his arm.
She wasn’t able to disarm him, and he fired at other school board members before fatally shooting himself. No one else was hurt and video of the incident was broadcast worldwide.
Littleton’s mother-in-law gave her the Brahmin purse, worth about $300, because it had gotten too heavy for her to use. Bidding was up to $910 by Friday afternoon.
Proceeds will go to a charity that donates bikes and toys to needy children.
It was started by Mike Jones, the district security chief who shot and wounded the gunman.
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Information from: The News Herald, http://www.newsherald.com
Update:
CNN:
On Friday, Littleton said the idea of putting her faux crocodile leather purse for sale on eBay was an easy decision after she was contacted about the idea from a local TV station on Thursday. The auction was supposed to benefit Salvage Santa, a program run by Mike Jones — the security officer who, police said, shot Duke before Duke killed himself.
“The hero of the day was Mike Jones, who is our safety officer who took the shooter down,” Littleton said. “He takes old toys and bikes and fixes them up and gives them to children who need them at Christmas.”
WJHG-TV anchor Joe Moore said he came up with the idea to auction off the purse and said Littleton agreed.
“I thought, wow, what closure for everyone,” Littleton said. “This was a way to tie everything up.”
But Moore said eBay pulled the auction of the purse because legal requirements weren’t met. He said the bidding reached $1,225 at one point.
It was not immediately clear what requirements were in question, though Moore said Jones‘ solo venture might not meet eBay’s charity guidelines. A call to eBay was not immediately returned.
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sdparker
Posted on December 20, 2010 at 7:21pmWhy would anyone want a useless object, said to be a weapon of a hero? The purse did not offer aid, although it DID aggravate the shooter. Why would anyone think a purse would save the day? She put herself and the others in more danger by swatting the man with her sad purse. I would be embarrassed.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 2:23pmAbsolutely amazing….. this guy missed all the people he was shooting at close range, but still managed a kill shot of himself…:)
Report Post »Alydia
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 10:59am“Closure”…I really HATE that word! Used too much in today’s society. It seems that people like to use it to neatly tie up others pain without helping them to deal with it…just sayin’.
Report Post »OldChick
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:49pmEbay charity auction requirements:
You can list items for charity without eBay Giving Works if:
You’re soliciting on behalf of recognized, tax-deductible charitable organizations (for example, 501(c)(3) or equivalent status with the IRS).
You receive advance written consent from the charitable organization for the solicitation—and include the following information in your listing:
A readable photo or scanned image of the written consent. (This proof can’t be a link to a website.) The letter must be on the charity’s letterhead and signed by one of the organization’s officers
The charity’s tax-deductibility status
Your name or eBay user ID, dates of event or listings, and the donation amount (percentage of the final sale price) you’ll be donating if your item sells
I did see the original auction and a letter from the charity was not included in the listing.
Report Post »It would be simple to say boo hiss, but, in Ebay’s defense, they do need to prevent scam charity auctions.
ChromePony
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:14pmmaybe they should have used UPillar instead of Ebay! Just sayin….
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:44pmI am very proud of this woman! She did what she could to try to help. The men seated behind the table had just been shot at & were probably in shock. I think I would still be under the table praying if I had just cheated death from some nut case. The shooter tried to commit suicide by cop. When that failed, he shot himself to death. There is your coward who acted stupidly.
Report Post »TOSKIMAN
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:19pmKudos to this woman.
Report Post »Great way to show the winy, griping, cry baby gunman and his ante rage the virtues of the free market system. I hope the purse snatches a boat load of money.
Eyeball
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 7:23pmI would think the City should give her some kind of reward for risking her life to save the city council.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 2:25pmHow about a HEAVIER purse for next time…
Report Post »fastfwd
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:00pmIt was a very stupid move on her part ! She had to know a purse was not going to hurt or stop him and he could have just started shooting at that point ! Now don’t get me wrong here, we need folks that will stand against these idiots,but use some common sense. What we need is for everyone to have the ability and freedom to be trained to carry and use a concealed weapon ! If everyone or even a few in that room had weapons on them this nut case would never have even tried this !
Report Post »Bytor
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:39pmAs I posted before about this incident, and after watching the press conference of these people, they are arrogant, ignorant a-holes. That lady was no hero, she didn’t possess extraordinary guts, she was stupid, plain and simple.
Go watch their press conference. It is easy to see that these are your typical local school board clowns that possess less than a combined IQ of 10.
Pathetic .. and this stupid auction idea just proves it .. Pathetic
Report Post »pattybbb1
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:07pmI think she was pretty gutsy. Brave woman. Saw what needed to be done and attempted to do it. Glad she didn’t get hurt.
Report Post »KEA
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:17pmWhats so sad to see in all of this is that the so called MEN on the school boad sat there and did NOTHING when the gunman beat this woman down. NOT ONE of them attempted to do ANYTHING. Cowards is what they are. !
This woman did what most anyone of us would have done 30 years ago. Now we just have a bunch of ******* that call themselves men.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:25pmThese are union libs. Are you really surprised? That woman was dumb as a rock. She actually came back in. What a Stupid lib. Now granted had I been sitting there I would have made a wet spot out of the punk. I carry concealed at all times. Guns for all !!!!!
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:57pmSmart cause, Stupid woman,and stupid board member who got in the shooters face. Stupid union libbers.
Report Post »Quencher
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:53pmRUGDOG have you tried eBay.com?
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:53pmI mean, the link to HER auction on ebay. :) I have used ebay.
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:58pmAnyone got the ebay link?
Report Post »MONSTER
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:06pmeBay is a monolithic dynasty that answers only to the CEO, John Donahoe… Donahoe took over from Meg Whitman, and many believe that his role was to turn eBay into the royalty/serf relationship between eBay and Sellers that it has become… John Donahoe is to eBay what Cass Sunstein will wind up being to the U.S. if we don’t rid ourselves of the current administration in 2012… Donahoe ruined the entrepreneurial spirit that existed on eBay for the first 6+ years… It is now tightly controlled (regulated) and joyless… No competition and no choice… Hmmmm… This sounds familiar…
RugDog
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:55pmWait a sec. I just noticed they PULLED the link. Never mind.
Report Post »Quencher
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:44pmI find it strange and unfair that such praise is placed on the security guard as the hero in this case. The lady who risked her life for her fellow board members seems to me to have been the real hero. Next is the board member who offered his life in place of his fellow board members. After them I would give such recognition to the security guard who was armed and shielded and who waited until several potentially fatal shots had been fired by the gunman until taking him down.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:35pm@QENCHER – You need to watch the videos & read the reports. Your judgment is flawed.
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 5:03amall 3 are heros. the school board member who tried to get the guy to focus on him and let the others go. the lady who hit him with her purse and the security guard who shot him. all 3 are examples of people who we should be proud of and call heros. how sad is it that this is even a debate? we call people who play sports or music or act as idols, yet we have the balls to debate people who risk their lives to defend others. where in the hell do we get off thinking we have a right to have others die for us whether is police, fireman, or soldiers? the saddest part is the nut job himself gave himself his punishment. if he had lived there would be some lib out there defending his actions and prob suing the lady or the guard.
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:12pmGutsy lady! And so neat she’s selling the purse for a good cause.
Maybe there is some hope for America after all.
Report Post »landofthefree2012
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:04pmNotice from Big Sis Napolitano: Next threat to Homeland Security – Big-ass purses. TSA had it right all along to be searching these broads at the airports. Hah, Hah Merry Christmas everybody, while we can still say it…
UpstateNYConservative
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:02pmThis is a nice subtle tweak to the noses if liberals who think criminals aren’t evil, but mere victims of society. I love it!
PatriotsCause
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:00pmI’m sure there will be some that will or have already said that this women will only try to profit from this but as it is stated that all proceeds will go to a local charity.
The community taking care of those in need, not the “BIG” government…
Way to go!!! All those school officials seemed to keep cool heads during the whole ordeal. They were all surely blessed and were being watched over by a much higher and powerful authority than any government entity.
Report Post »OhMyGosh
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 11:52amWhat a Woman! Way to Go! No Fear!
We all need to stand and fight when we can in such circumstances, granted we are not putting others in harms way. We should not let others take us hostage if we can fight! Either fight as one or fight together what ever the case may be.
Report Post »knotaclu
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:04pmin todays world, you have to think about possibly being in a situation like this at some point and you need to be ready for it. Obviously the MEN that all crawled under the table had not thought this out in their minds at any time….
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 11:46amI have to tip my hat to that lady, it is pretty ballsy to enter a gun fight with a purse. If she had been packing she would have been more sucessful though….and she could have had a real alligator purse.
Report Post »Sondergard
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:53pmshe is not a hero she just put others at risk. would she still be called a hero if he would have got mad at her for that and shot her, then shot each one of them because she set him off sooner than the other guy did? balls yes hero no. im just glad the liberal got shot then offed himself. one less left wing PoS
Report Post »MONSTER
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:59pmI used to sell on eBay years ago… eBay has been ending auctions for the vaguest of reasons for as long as I can remember… They are now, and for the most part, have always been rather PC… The new guy that took over after Meg Whitman is married to a flaming Progressive… I don’t know what his political bent is, but you know if Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy… They can relist it and try and figure what caused it to be pulled… They may eventually figure out “the code”…
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:00pmAt least she didn’t stand ther waiting for someone else to do something. How many times have we seen tape of people being beaten to death and everyone stands around just letting it happen?
Report Post »SunnyJ
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:58pmSondergard, not down with your personal definition of the word “hero”…as if it depends on the outcome of the situation. There are heros out there everyday that do the right thing and step up at personal risk and sometimes it has immediate positive outcomes and sometimes not as immediate or at least immediately observable by the world. What iffn‘ someone like you’re doing belongs to sportfans. My grandpa said, “ when ”ifs and buts” are candy and nuts, it’s Christmas all year long”. It went down the way it did and it is what it is….save the replay video for games. She risked her life to help others, distracted him, and the end result was good for everyone except the man with the maliscious intent.
Report Post »Lars Skipole
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:57pm@SONDERGARD: At least she didn’t sit all the others peeing in their pants like stupid ********. I suppose you would have just sat there waiting to see what happened.
Patriot Z
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 4:55amsondergard- she is a hero, she put her life at risk to help others. so if she got shot then yes she would still be called a hero. your argument could still be used against the security gard too..what if he shot and missed the guy but hit an innocent bystandard? a hero puts them selves at risk to help others. i would hope that more people are like her. honestly you sound like one of the people who watches someone get rapped or robbed rather than help, because ‘its the polices job’ we need more people helping eachother rather than waiting for someone else to come to the rescue. and i hope if (god forbid) im ever in that situation. I show as much courage as she did
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 4:32pmI’m going to partially agree with Sondergard. She did act foolishly and put others at risk, but at the same time, it was very heroic. She stepped up and tried to bring about justice, it just wasn’t very well thought out.
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