Asking for it?  I wouldn't say that. They certainly knew what they were doing and planned for the reaction accordingly.  Other than the perp from the TX shooting living about a ten minute drive away from me, I'm happy with both outcomes.

louie the lumberjack

Actually,  a bunch of the local SWAT team were pulling security for the event.   The event was held in the same venue a the nearby megamosque held a "Unity with the Prophet" gathering in the wake of a terrorist attack less than 6 months ago.

Was the event held strictly for the purposes of getting local extremist to act out?  Maybe.  But hunting over bait is legai here in Texas.

I don't the the outcome on the drawing contest was very fair.  While the chalk outlines done by the local PD were undoubtedly the hit of the show, they were not properly submitted under the rules of the contest.

The two AK wielding body armor wearing jihadis in Garland, Texas were made short work of by the first traffic cop they ran into. If this is going to be any fun at all, we're going to need better quality enemies! 

Actually,  a bunch of the local SWAT team were pulling security for the event.   The event was held in the same venue a the nearby megamosque held a "Unity with the Prophet" gathering in the wake of a terrorist attack less than 6 months ago.

Was the event held strictly for the purposes of getting local extremist to act out?  Maybe.  But hunting over bait is legai here in Texas.

I don't the the outcome on the drawing contest was very fair.  While the chalk outlines done by the local PD were undoubtedly the hit of the show, they were not properly submitted under the rules of the contest.

  

I's a shame anyone had to get shot, but if it has to be somebody then I don't mind it being the criminals. Glad their nefarious actions were stopped.

Doesn't look like they were wielding AKs. More likely Kel-Tec 9mm rifles.
Also a good write up about the garland shooting:


http://bearingarms.com/pushed-forward-brave-garland-police-officer-advanced-brought-garland-terrorists/

Great article, thanks! One thing is for sure - the jihadis smashed into a hard pistol fighting man. I wonder what the jihadis were thinking, as they were being shot to rag dolls by an infidel? 

Having read about some of the various methods of attack used by our enemies overseas, I am quite surprised that they were not wearing bombs.  I mean, small arms... really?   This is Texas.  The state is familiar with guns.  Shooting up a gathering, even an anti-muslim one, is not going to promote fear and terror.  A car bomb and a pair of suicide vests... Now THAT would rock the country.

It's not like bombs could not have been easily made from common items.  Any terrorist worth their salt should have had such training.  This begs the question: Were these two just amateur 'wannabes,' or were they really that simple-minded, to think that an anti-muslim gathering in Texas was going to be a soft target to knock over.  Obviously not the latter, or they would not have worn the soft armor.  The armor indicates a level of planning went into the 'operation,' so I am going to say that this represents this two-man groups best effort.

I am also doubtful that this was glorified 'suicide by infidel,' or why bother with the armor at all?  No, I truly believe that this is the best they had to offer, and they were simply unprepared for the officer's swift and effective response.  We were lucky that they were so stupid. 

To be sure, I am glad at the outcome - the officer lived, and the muslims died - but one of these days they are going to get their acts together and do it right. 



Kaso

FWIW:
http://soopermexican.com/2015/05/05/the-attack-in-america-is-only-the-beginning-isis-announces-6-month-terror-campaign-names-5-targets/

Meh. Their best tend to be incompetent losers or nutjobs. I'm not going to lose any sleep.

I attended an anti-terror conference where Lt. Col. Dave Grossman stressed that the terrorists don't fear death a fraction as much as they fear failure and being made to look foolish. This is why I'm surprised ISIS claimed the attackers as their own.

Personally, I think these guys were a couple of goobers who answered the call to jihad without training or experience. Where we will see the difference is when hardened jihadis who have years of experience make it here. Not knocking the cop's actions a bit but these two were amateurs.

I applaud the cop's response and that was to engage and fight INTO the attackers, taking cover behind the muzzle of his weapon as he moved and shot. Damn fine job no matter what level of killer he was fighting and that needs to be repeated every time we engage these fluffers in the future.

I have no disagreement with that.  But the fact remains, eventually they will get lucky and score big.  Why?  They are the wolves.  The hunters.  The wolf only has to get it right once, to win, while the sheep must be right every time.  This time, a sheepdog was on patrol and intercepted the wolves.  Thanks be to God, because even with their incompetence, this could have been ugly.



Kaso