Crime

Security Guard Describes Having to Shoot Fla. Gunman: ‘I’m Not a Hero’

Mike Jones, the former police officer who shot Florida school board gunman Clay Duke, hosted an emotional press conference on Thursday, admitting that the decision to fire back at Duke was an agonizing one and saying, “I’m not a hero.” He explained that he was not supposed to be in the meeting that night, but felt he should go anyway:

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  • ASillyman
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 4:13pm

    Those board members were moving SO freaking slow in the video…i would’ve been under that desk as soon as he raised the gun….also, how come no one from the room full of people went and found a security guard??

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  • TombstoneJim
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 4:04pm

    This man is a hero and a great example. I wish more American’s carried and held principals….!!!!

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    • wai2000.com
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 9:05pm

      I agree completely

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    • BarbWire
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:32am

      Haha. You didn’t mean to tell a joke, but a PRINCIPAL is a boss of a school. You mean principles. But I am laughing, picturing people carrying and holding principals as a solution to all of this! LOL

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  • SpotoGo_Denny
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:53pm

    A hero is one who does the right thing without regard to his own well-being. This man’s actions were heroic, without a doubt.

    On another note, I am dismayed that this is causing a lot of talk about changing security procedures for meetings like this. Doubtless, Mr. Jones will not have his gun with him at the next meeting.

    I guess that just makes it alright for us to be victims instead of heroes in the future.

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  • Robert P.
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:29pm

    What a genuine man. He did what he was called upon him to do, and that makes him a patriot. His humility is eternally honorable

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  • Random Thoughts
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:17pm

    Sounds like he carried a gun all those years hoping he would never have to use it. I found it touching that he was worried about the legal ramifications of shooting the shooter in the back…

    On a broader note (and realizing that he wasn’t going to be there originally), I wonder if anyone has had their minds changed on armed vs. unarmed guards.

    And someone is already looking to tighten the gun laws in response to the perpetrator. Any opportunity to chase an ambulance…

    Merry Christmas… RT

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  • chickenlittle
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:07pm

    What would have happened if there was NOT another armed person in the room? … would the gunman just have moved closer and started killing point blank? This happened in Missouri recently at a city council meeting.

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  • news12kim
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:07pm

    This happened accross from my daughters school and 1 block from my office… He gave 2 of my students bicycles for Christmas a few years ago. donate to his website: salvagesanta.com

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  • Sinista Mace
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:57pm

    Is it fair that he gets ALL the credit?

    He deserves credit, but what about the idea that the government has restricted our ability to bear arms to the degree that one of the brave people who sat calmly staring down the barrel of death couldn’t have popped up behind that bench and hit that big fat stupid wide target a solid 3 times before he hit the ground, and all those people who could’ve died were solely dependent at the time on one lone elderly security guard?

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:56pm

      Or the fact they other guy felt he would get in trouble for doing the right thing… that really bothers me.

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  • Cliff
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:54pm

    Everyone should send a few bucks to this man so he can get the toys for the children…

    He went to the school board meeting because he “felt” the need to go!!!

    I think he was told by God!!!

    I believe that God was standing right there in that room!!! Watch that video … the gunman was only 10-15 feet away and he didn’t hit the superintendent????

    Expect Miracles!!!

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:02pm

      I am fairly certain the super was shot, and I think Mike implies that in this video also. But there has not been any reports about his condition. Anyone know anything?

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:10pm

      okay just saw the rest of this interview on FNC. The super indeed was NOT hit!!! I do not see how he could have missed! God certainly was at work here in more ways than one.

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:30pm

      Yeah dude… That guy got his Christmas miracle… It so looked like he took the shot in the gut… even made a sound like he was hit… freakin miracle.

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    • BarbWire
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:40am

      Troll Trainer, After the incident, I saw the super give an interview. He didn’t look hurt. He believes that God stopped the bullet from hitting him. Ron Paul believes the bad guy was shooting blanks. http://dailypaul.com/node/152318?page=1

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    • BarbWire
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:52am

      Watch the last few seconds of the second video on the following page link, and listen to the school board people saying, “He had caps.” http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=772_1292376603 SOOOOOO, the bad guy had all caps except for the last bullet which was real? He saved one for if they shot him but didn’t kill him? He counted his shots and saved one for shooting himself? Do you like that theory?

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  • rightwingheroes
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:53pm

    who? Mike Jones, who Mikes Jones

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    • dtitus1304
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:20pm

      Back then they didn’t want him, now he’s hot, they all on him.

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  • matinva
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:52pm

    One can easily determine by watching the video that Mr. Jones, in fact, advanced and attacked the gunman in the face of continuing fire directed at him. In the video, as the gunman went down after being struck by Mr. Jones first few rounds, he raised his weapon and continued firing toward the rear of the room where Mr Jones was positioned. It was only after that occurred that the gunman realized his event was over and he put the weapon to his own head and fired.

    Mr. Jones, you are in fact a hero in this case. You placed yourself in peril to defend the lives of others. There is no higher calling of a man in any circumstance.

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  • pamela kay
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:50pm

    This is a brave and modest man that was forced to react to a situation I think he is a hero.

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  • Oil_Robb
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:44pm

    KUDOS………get some glasses so you dont have to use all four rounds..loloolol….Im kidding

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  • eisenman0311
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:43pm

    Has anyone noticed that the liberal handbag hitting did not stop the suspect but it was the conservative handgun shooter that did stop the suspect.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:59pm

      First off, how do you know she was a liberal? I must have missed the liberal tag pinned to her jacket…

      Second, she showed great courage and bravery. She is damn lucky he didn’t kill her. Her courage should be commended and remembered…No matter what her political persuasion is…

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:23pm

      If the liberals ever get their way we will all be defending our homes with handbags.

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:24pm

      You are correct Troll… I was impressed with her courage. She was dam lucky he didn’t turn and blow her away.

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    • alienguns
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 6:15pm

      The lady was very brave to do that –she risked her life to try and knock the gun out of his hand–she can be on my team anytime along with Mr. Jones.

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    • dontbotherme
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 10:14pm

      eisenman – you posted this same comment at 2:27. See the response from bamagirl44 at 7:07pm. Find the truth.

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  • Barry Soetoro
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:42pm

    As your British/Kenyan usurper in Chief, let me be clear. In my administration, any American perhaps including even armed guards, exercising their second amendments right to bare arms (except for Michelle) should be worried about going to jail. Allow me just one more Supreme Court nomination and there will be no question about it, none!

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  • ThomasUSA
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:42pm

    I carry concealed, but it is a heavy responsibility to bear. Yes.. you may stop someone from killing others or yourself, but you have to live with the emotional, legal, financial and social consequences of what you’ve done. We’re fortunate there are many Mike and “Mary” Jones in this nation. They‘re the nation’s silent guards that keep us all a little safer by counterbalancing such situations .

    Thank you Mike for this sacrifice you’ve made.

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    • kickmore
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:03pm

      Amen, Thomas. Patriots, Mr. Jones was prepared to make the ultimate choice. Those who serve as sheepdogs to protect the flock from the wolves (who will not hesitate to rip and tear the innocent) are worthy of our respect, our admiration, and our love. Thank you, Mr. Jones. Your perspective is good and right, and you are blessed by the Most High.

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    • flyguync
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 6:08pm

      You know the old saying: “It’s better to be tried by 12 than to be carried by 6″

      I’m glad this guy was there considering the fact that the nutjob shooter had plenty more ammo.

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  • Bad Thunder
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:39pm

    Now that’s gun control…..great job Mike

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  • untameable-kate
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:29pm

    He sounds like a great guy, I wish he didn’t feel like he had to explain himself though. As soon as that jackass pulled out a gun to shoot at that lady he was justified in putting that dog down

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  • Stevsea
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:28pm

    He wasn’t even supposed to go there but he went anyway. Wasn’t in the building 5 minutes and was involved in a gunfight. Coincidence? Dumb luck? I don’t think so really.

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    • dtitus1304
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:18pm

      What?

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    • Caffeinated Texan
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:04am

      DTitus: What Stevsea is saying is that there is a reason why things happen. It was not a coincidence that Jones went to that meeting despite being told he didn’t have to. His purpose for going, cosmically, was to stop Duke from killing innocent people.

      Whether you believe in God, or have some other spiritual belief, it is human nature to find reason in things. As a Christian, I call what happened in that auditorium a miracle. At point blank range, Duke missed. At that range, an average marksman can easily bullseye a coke can, but he missed. Then, a man who had no reason to be present ended the confrontation without loss of life, except for that of the gunman himself.

      Some would call it a coincidence, but as for me, I think only one person was meant to die that day, and that person was Duke. So, I guess I agree with Stevsea.

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  • eisenman0311
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:27pm

    Has anyone noticed that the liberal handbag hitting did not stop the suspect but it was the conservative handgun shooting that did stop the suspect.

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    • bamagirl44
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 7:07pm

      I know Ginger Littleton personally and she is not a liberal. I went to college with her and later taught school with her.

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    • BarbWire
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 12:20am

      The handbag hitting was liberal. It’s not the handbag lady that is necessarily liberal; she was actually very brave. My husband said, “She should have used a bigger bat.” The liberals want good guys to not have guns. They want us to either not fight back against the bad guys (”Let’s rehabilitate him.”), or the liberals want us to use other things for weapons, or we are supposed to sit on our hands until the police surround the building and decide to not come in, yet. Does that help you to see why the handbag hitting was the only thing the liberals leave as an option? With laws restricting gun ownership, only bad guys have guns. So, yes, the handbag hitting was liberal. The good guy stopping the bad guy was the better thing.

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  • rwsasinger
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:27pm

    What a decent, humble, and faith filled example of a real man for all of us to admire. The right guy put in a bad moment in time who did the right thing.

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  • trolltrainer
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:23pm

    Amen brother. You are a good man and a model Christian. I would hope that anyone who carries a gun has dwelled on the question of how they would act and what they would do. The worst thing I can imagine doing is having to kill someone. I can hardly imagine what it must be like for him to have to carry that until his dying day. But sometimes you are not given the choice…

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    • TSUNAMI-22
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:35pm

      If you’re trained in responsible firearm possession, when the time comes to defend yourself or another, the act of having to do so won’t be as mentally agonizing. Proper training allows a person to make the correct choice (whether to shoot or retreat) in the event of an emergency situation.

      The guard did his job, and should be acknowledged for taking the correct and necessary action. Period. The fact that the gentleman is being humble about the whole event is icing on the cake.

      Bottom line:

      Responsibility (1)
      Progressive Irresponsibility (0)

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    • Lantern
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:37pm

      No, I wouldn’t call him a hero, but he is a fine individual. You can say it all day, but when it comes down to having to shoot another human being, it’s a hard choice to have to live with. He did his job and put this nut down.

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    • SlimnRanger
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:37pm

      i thought the guard killed Duke but the news is saying Duke shot himself, so what is the real truth?

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:39pm

      yeah…making the right choice at the right time is one thing…

      The aftermath is more what I was concerned about. But again, you do what you have to…

      He’ll be okay, there was no choice for him and no question that he did the right thing.

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    • troyvar
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:53pm

      @Ranger
      Guard wounded perp, perp shot back in the guards general direction, at least 3 shots, then took his own life.

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  • randy
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:23pm

    Saying you’re not a hero Mike Jones, in my book, makes you one.
    Even if you were protecting Radical Progressive Liberal school board members

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    • bamagirl44
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 7:05pm

      These are not radical, liberal school board members. I personally know all but one of them and they are all solid conservatives. Mike is a hero, a former police officer and a former school board member himself.

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  • pap pap
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:20pm

    We need more people like that. Good job Mike.

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:01pm

      I’m upset he felt like he would go to jail… what does that say about our country? Good guy takes out wacko… good guy fears people will turn on him for doing the right thing.
      Just ****** me off…

      Anyway, Great job dude… take care of yourself. We might need you the next time another banana falls out of the tree.

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    • biggreenboo
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:11pm

      You know what… watched the video a second time. (got interrupted the first time… gotta do some work) This guy is awesome… Most definetly a “Hero” in my book.

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    • patriot308
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 4:28pm

      Yes we do need more men like Mike. But speaking from experience, spend a little more time practicing. Remember center mass ….. double tap, move…. double tap, move.

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    • ccdwKYmom
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 5:19pm

      Anytime you shoot someone, even if justified, the police will have to take you in to get the story. You may even have to endure a lengthy investigation and court proceedings according to state law in criminal and or civil courts. When you take a conceal carry class and I encourage everyone to do this, you will be exposed to all kinds of scenarios and learn how the law looks at this in your state. If he had mistakenly hit one of the other people, then he might have been sued civilly for wanton-endangerment. Obviously the board members were thankful that he did what he did and he was legally justified in taking action that protected others from immanent harm. I am sure Mr. Jones, having been in law enforcement, was well aware of all these specific laws. It says alot for his professionalism and intelligence that he was able to even process the scenario. Way to care about other first, Mr. Jones…….and go lady with the pocket-book! Yep, I’m proud to call them my American brother and sister.

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  • marhee9
    Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:20pm

    They discussed this at donsmithshow.com. This stuff seems to be happening more frequently.

     
    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:25pm

      I love that site. Next to the Blaze, it’s the best conservative site on the internet.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:26pm

      One left-wing crazy down, many many more to go….Of course, by the time this whole story gets filtered through Media Matters, the gunman will turn out to be a Conservative, who was trying to stop caring liberals from giving free lunches to poor starving kids…….pfft….

      Kudos to the security guard though….

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:38pm

      You are so right txpilot. He will have been a daily Glenn Beck viewer too.

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    • BMartin1776
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 2:38pm

      Sounds like a good man.. he did what was necessary. Thank god for the 2nd Amendment too bad no one on that board took advantage of it though.

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    • news12kim
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 3:26pm

      You can donate to Mike’s website for Christmas: http://www.salvagesanta.com

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    • paperpushermj
      Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:27pm

      Get to a shooting range and practice practice practice. Shooting the perp in the leg would not stop him from taking the life of an innocent.

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    • news12kim
      Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:45am

      Ginger’s purse is to be auctioned off to help Salvage Santa!!!http://www.newsherald.com/sections/article/gallery/?pic=1&id=89387

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