{"id":213050,"date":"2025-02-13T16:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=213050"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:14:19","slug":"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A security guard armed with an AR-style rifle stopped a violent attack outside a Chattanooga nightclub<a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/chattanooga-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-argument-leads-to-sunday-shooting\/article_d3fd6b14-e7d5-11ef-8543-0320999f5080.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\"> last month<\/a>, highlighting once again why modern sporting rifles are essential for self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Local 3 News, the incident began around 1:00 a.m. in the 5200 block of Woodland View Circle, near the Chattanooga Housing Authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdef.com\/the-dream-nightclub-faces-alcohol-license-suspension-after-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\">say<\/a> an argument between two men escalated when 21-year-old Da\u2019Shaun Foster retrieved a firearm from his home and opened fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newly released footage shows a Tennessee security guard heroically taking down an attempted mass shooter in Chattanooga. The shooter was shot by the security guard before he could take any lives. \ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z1ZYOm8woA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\">pic.twitter.com\/Z1ZYOm8woA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1890072691476164664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\">February 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, instead of hitting his intended target, Foster struck two teenagers\u2014one, a 17-year-old, suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound to the head, while a 16-year-old was shot in the leg but is expected to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surveillance footage captured the moment Foster fired into a crowd. That\u2019s when a nightclub security guard, armed with a modern sporting rifle, stepped in and fired multiple rounds, stopping the shooter before lives were lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-colt-python-2-5-inch-cadillac-of-snubs\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/colt-python-2-5-inch-cadillac-of-snubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\">Colt Python 2.5 Inch \u2013 Cadillac Of Snubs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities arrested Foster after witnesses identified him as the gunman. He now faces three counts each of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault and is being held on a $50,000 bond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mother-accused-of-shooting-four-year-old-son-waves-court-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2682\">court appearance<\/a> is scheduled for February 18, and the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dream Chattanooga owner confirms weekend shooting in nightclub&#039;s parking lot\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPHxyd3Q5Fg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident serves as a stark rebuttal to anti-gun rhetoric. Gun control advocates often claim that AR-style rifles have no place in civilian hands, yet here we have a clear-cut example of one saving lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When an armed threat emerges, a good guy with the right tool can make all the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situations like this reinforce why the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-judge-upholds-maryland-assault-weapons-ban-ruling-fall-outside-second-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ar-wielding-security-guard-stops-nightclub-shooter\" title=\"AR-Wielding Security Guard Stops Nightclub Shooter\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2681\">Second Amendment<\/a> matters. 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