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Texas Capitol Gunman Was Reloading When Troopers Tackled Him
A man who fired several shots outside the Texas Capitol was trying to reload his handgun when state troopers tackled him, court records show.
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AUSTIN (January 22, 2010)--A man who fired several shots Thursday outside the Texas Capitol was trying to reload his weapon when Department of Public Safety troopers confronted him and tackled him to the ground, according to court records.
Fausto Cardenas remained in Travis County's jail Friday, charged with deadly conduct.
His bond was set at $250,000.
An arrest affidavit filed Friday describes the shooting incident, which happened on the south steps of the Capitol.
State Trooper Husain Roussel spotted Cardenas outside the Capitol after hearing shots ring out, the affidavit said.
He saw Cardenas “reloading a magazine" and noticed a pistol in his waistband and empty shell casings where Cardenas was standing, the affidavit said.
State troopers tackled Cardenas, 24, and arrested him.
No one was injured in the shooting, which briefly shut down the Capitol.
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Gee, seems like that "gun free zone" really worked out. The DPS didn't stop him, the "gun free zone" did! The guns the DPS had on them didn't stop him either, nor did it allow the DPS to go into the fight on at least equal terms, the "gun free zone" did.....GET THE SARCASM YET???? I'm glad no one got hurt, but it took someone with a gun to stop him. So the next time you anti-gun Nazis start talking about "gun control" remember that the gun owners know what you really mean is "PEON CONTROL". Just one question for you anti-gunner types out there: "Who will win the following fight, the armed criminal or the unarmed VICTIM?" I am NEVER an unarmed victim. I am always an armed free citizen. If the government trusts the CITIZENS (as opposed to PEONS) then the citizens are ARMED, not disarmed. Until then, I will not listen to politicians screaming "safety", "rights", and "Law and Order". The citizen's rights and safety is in private ownership and carrying of firearms without a license.
Doesn't matter if he was aiming at anyone or not... so what's your point?
Nothing has ever been said what he was actually shooting at, if anything!
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