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A mother shot a convicted child predator when she discovered him attempting to sexually assault her 12-year-old daughter at a hotel in Indianapolis on Saturday.
According to court documents and local media, the incident occurred at the Baymont Inn on Eagle View Drive. The mother temporarily stepped out of the hotel room to carry bags to her vehicle, leaving her daughter momentarily alone with Bruce Pierce, 39, who she had recently met.
When the mother returned, she allegedly found Pierce holding a gun and in the act of assaulting her daughter. Acting immediately, she drew her own firearm and shot Pierce. The mother and daughter fled the scene briefly, calling police before quickly returning to cooperate fully with investigators.
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Pierce sustained critical injuries and remains hospitalized. Authorities issued a warrant for his arrest on charges including attempted rape, attempted child molestation, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, and confinement of a victim under 14 years old.
This wasn’t Pierce’s first violent offense. He is listed as a “sexually violent predator” by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Records indicate previous convictions for child molestation dating back to 2016, with multiple prison sentences served.
Second Amendment advocate Colion Noir commented strongly on the incident, highlighting the flaws in gun control measures.
“How does a three-time convicted child predator get his hands on a firearm? Because he’s a criminal,” Noir stated. “He doesn’t care about background checks or gun-free zones. The only thing that stopped him was a mother with a gun who walked in and did what needed to be done.”
Additionally, Noir emphasized the need for suppressor legalization through the Hearing Protection Act, noting the potential hearing damage the child suffered due to the confined shooting space.
“Suppressors are safety tools,” he argued. “They’re not about being sneaky; they’re about protecting your ears when you have no other choice but to shoot.”
Police continue investigating, and no charges have been filed against the mother at this time.
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Too bad he did not die. He will be let out again and repeat his behavior. We have to defend ourselves because our legal system allows predators loose in society with us.
Smart of her to have a concealed weapon, but a really bad choice in friends. Generally speaking, I wouldn’t recommend hanging out w/a guy who has neck and face tats. Just saying.
How old is the mother? She was dumb enough to get pregnant at a young age and dumb enough to trust any man.
Victim blaming?
How am I blaming a 12 yr old girl? I’m blaming her dummy mother. Dumdum.
The mother isn’t the victim, Dano. The mother is likely white trash who picked a loser with prison tats and left her child alone with him. The only thing the mother is a victim of is her own stupidity and poor life choices. The 12-year-old girl is the only victim here.
Spot-on.
Why was this mother fucker walking the streets? Oooops forgot…Liberal ass blue state justice!
The mother temporarily stepped out of the hotel room to carry bags to her vehicle, leaving her daughter momentarily alone with Bruce Pierce, 39, who she had recently met. Mother should have been arrested and charged with child abuse.
Good argument for the girls’ father to get full custody of her. The mother has certainly shown lack of judgement by placing her daughter in such a dangerous situation.
Haha. Father.
Baby-daddy may not even be known…..or he’s in prison himself…..or he skipped out/died long ago🤷🏽
The truth: The mother,1st of all, was STUPID for leaving her child alone with a TOTAL STRANGER.
She handled her business as she should,though. I wish she aimed for his “HEAD BOX”. One less Scum bag on the planet.
yeah i didn’t get that with leaving him alone with her……….should have at least shot his junk off but head shot would still be best.
The men these women associate with. Stayed she just met him and he is staying in a hotel room with them? Wow great mom but I do applaud her on shooting this POS but she did put her daughter risk
Suppressor on a concealed weapon? LMAO. Also, hearing damage is unlikely from one or even a couple shots. I don’t like suppressor restrictions, but it is a reach suggesting suppressor restrictions have anything to do with this case of self defense.
“leaving her daughter momentarily alone with Bruce Pierce, 39, who she had recently met”
🙄 🙄 🙄
Why was he walking the streets????
Was a might fast attempted rape. Mom left perp with daughter in hotel room just to get bags from car? I smell a rat. Or the guy was really really a crazy uncontrollable pedofile. Mom was ok with having the three of them in a hotel room????! Fishy story.
So she was armed and shot him. Great! this is how America should be run. People taking resposibility and effecting their own defense. But….. let’s talk being responsible…. or maybe you can be responsible with absolutely nil for judgement. Yes, many women are in fact naive enough to leave their daughter with a 39 year-old man they just recently met -even if only for a few minutes. Some men have an appearance that just makes you believe they are safe “good” people…. I guess. But….!!!!………!!!!!!….. Are you freaking kidding me???? Is she also blind??? Was he wearing a burka?? Like, on his face and covering his entire neck! Kinda like……. oh…….a gang member???… Like MS13? or something? As a father he would not have gotten within 20 feet of my daughter -even with me right there. His face screems criminal, and yet she left her daughter at his mercy. This, for me makes null any grace I would give her as being simply naive. She is obviously dangerously stupid!
Can anyone give me a “gun law” that has Ever Stopped a violent felon child molester from having a gun or stopped him or her from committing an “abusive” act on a child? I’ll keep my guns, thank you ever much.
I am sure background checks have kept guns out of the hands of criminals. Not all, but we know people are denied every day because of background checks.
Most people who are denied firearms because of a background check are people who don’t know they are banned for whatever reason. It doesn’t stop them from getting a gun if they really want one, it just delays it for a short time. They can still easily get a gun on the streets if they want.
Easily? I wouldn’t know where to get a gun illegally.
You aren’t a criminal, the people that prey on other people don’t have problems finding guns. During my time as a police officer I saw it over and over. I even had someone who didn’t know I was a LEO try to sell me a stolen gun. Every low income neighborhood has one or more people who buy/sell stolen guns.
The defense… rests.
Glad she shot him, but the fact that she was associated with this animal and allowed her daughter to be alone with him, in the first place, doesn’t put her in the running for mother of the year.
glad nothing happened to the mother and the daughter but the slim should be in jail, when is this going to stop innocent people being harmed by these criminals and the useless courts need to start acting like courts and judges, who are there for the innocent people and not for the criminals
The mother was DATING this POS and LEFT her daughter with him. She’s not exactly a hero here.
Multiple convictions since 2016. Let’s just say multiple means too… So this sick SOB did less than nine years for assaulting two children? Well hopefully this lands him in jail a little longer than 4.5 years. And the mother laughed her 14-year-old daughter with a man with face tattoos whom she just met? You might as well have her head examined also and if you’re not gonna throw her in jail for negligence, get her to a firearms instructor because that guy is still alive and that shouldn’t be.
wondering what the mother looks like if she is attracted to a man who looks like this. also can question her judgement about leaving daughter with him in the motel for any length of time. this whole thing just sounds odd.
The only thing the mother did incorrectly was not killing that violent POS. Now, we the taxpayers get to foot the hospital bill for that rapist, and back he goes to prison where again…we foot the bill. She needs to take shooting lessons, and she needs a big hug. Thank God she was there to protect her daughter.
Leaving her daughter with him was the major “incorrect” action on her part. I hope you don’t have children.
to bad she stopped pulling the trigger. this bastard needs his own HOLE in the ground
This is the problem with our community. We idolize guns so much we fail to emphasize enough the bigger priority on primary defense and prevention.
In this case, 1. Being wise about the company you keep 2. Being wise about who you allow around your kids.
If she had been wise in these regards, she wouldn’t have had to use her gun as her child would not have been in danger. The fact THIS isn’t the story is why not enough people take us seriously when we are trying to promote gun safety and defense.
Any mother who would let her daughter even be in the presence of a thug like that she needs to be arrested too for child abuse and child endangerment!
Ask my wife what she thinks and that’s what you’re here!
Never trust a man with tattoos all over their face, especially alone with your daughter
Why was this scumbag out of prison?
Good for her. Kudos. Too bad he is still breathing.
RIGHT
First of all why did the mother leave her kids in a room with a man she just met? Not very smart of the mom. Makes me wonder if she doesn’t need training on raising a kid. Next why is this child molester still running around and in possession of a gun? This man saw this lady as an easy target. He wasn’t interested in her he wanted her kids. Sick people in this world we live in.
So if he’s a convicted felon why is he out walking around free? Must be Democrats involved.
Lol, trump is a known pedophile yet you cuddle his nuts. Weirdo
Awfully big talk for some one hiding behind their keyboard.
You brought it up pedo. Sounds like your TDS is getting out of control, seek help loser.
Gee. What a shock. He looked nice.
Mom’s choice may necessitate staying armed.