A woman pulled a gun on a Black family inside a mall in Vancouver, Washington during a shouting match between the teens in each family last Wednesday.
According to The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington police responded to a call around 4 p.m. Nobody was injured and the police later determined the woman's gun was not loaded.
One of two videos showing the incident went viral with over 76K views on Twitter.
WARNING: threats of violence
This woman pulled her gun in a Lids hat store. The Kids walked in-front of the gun. \n\nI know, let\u2019s make it even easier for these people to get and carry guns. Clearly they are responsible individuals. \n\nI hate it here right now. pic.twitter.com/UkpNhnzHZT— Ryan Shead (@Ryan Shead) 1623455971
In the first video shared on Twitter by Ryan Shead—a podcast host—a White woman can be seen exiting a Lids store inside the mall and pointing her gun as her teenage daughters are yelling at a Black family's teens who were off-camera.
A second video showed the Black teens yelling back.
UPDATE\n\nHere is another angle of what went down in that Vancouver, WA mall.\n\nSHE PULLED THE GUN ON A GROUP OF BLACK TEENAGERS. \n\nOver the kids getting in an argument? pic.twitter.com/wEN1feMj9j— Ryan Shead (@Ryan Shead) 1623529599
The teenagers involved from both families have a history of fighting, according to police. The mother later claimed she pulled a gun on the Black family to protect her daughters from being attacked.
The media outlet said, "Vancouver police referred a charge of displaying a firearm against the woman with the gun to the Vancouver City Attorney's Office."
Although nobody was injured over the unnamed woman's intimidation tactic of brandishing a firearm in a public mall, people on social media expressed their frustration over gun access by irresponsible gun owners.
it will only get worse; much worse.pic.twitter.com/Z3PryWfEKr— Michael (@Michael) 1623459131
Not responsible enough to carry? That\u2019s it? The belief that guns can answer problems at all is repugnant thinking. Guns don\u2019t defend people 99.9% of the time. Guns just make it more efficient to kill intentionally or accidentally. If no one had a gun, what would happen? Yelling— Civil Writes (@Civil Writes) 1623521019
Our country is in the most pathetic place these days. I\u2019ve never seen so much utter insanity in my life and as long as republicans are calling the shots we have little chance of prosperity, freedom or survival. #VOTE and #VoteBlue2022— \ud83d\udda4Carly Lehwald (@\ud83d\udda4Carly Lehwald) 1623563631
If you get your Covid shot they give you a gun for free here. https://www.businessinsider.com/west-virginia-holding-a-gun-giveaway-as-covid-vaccine-incentive-2021-6\u00a0\u2026— Jackie*\ud83e\udd8b (@Jackie*\ud83e\udd8b) 1623467231
We are long in the worst timeline. Half of this country has gone insane and gun violence and racism are their drug of choice.— Dan Harkins (@Dan Harkins) 1623514136
Exactly! While I have never been a gun owner, I was raised by female gun owners. I was told never to pull a gun unless you plan to use it. This idiot is walking around pulling guns like she\u2019s Dirty Harry not knowing how it could be snatched from and used against her.— DV is a Public Health Crisis (@DV is a Public Health Crisis) 1623509677
The NRA has drummed into people's heads that guns are the solution to every problem— DiamondandSulk (@DiamondandSulk) 1623558451
You mean the mouthy kid who seemed to further antagonize people?— Sparky134 (@Sparky134) 1623519512
This is why I shop on-line\u2026.too many stupid people with no training and rage issues.— Meidas_Oldie\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0fSTOP THE HATE!! (@Meidas_Oldie\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0fSTOP THE HATE!!) 1623457514
First rule of responsible gun ownership. Don't point a gun - even if you think it's unloaded - at a person unless you're prepared to kill them.— Robert Cameron (@Robert Cameron) 1623628718
People are using more guns just to intimidate. There's been an increase in police reports of irritated people pulling guns on slow cashiers and during road rage incidents. It's the new middle finger in Indiana, except with sometimes fatal results.— Melanie Blair (@Melanie Blair) 1623525397
America really sucks right now. Barbarism is applauded and civility is heckled. It is very gross.— TrinityStar (@TrinityStar) 1623456126
Let me guess. Good guy with a gun thwarted another mass shooting, saving countless lives. Give her a medal! Oh, wait\u2026.\n\nCrazy person illegally brandishing a firearm\u2026.\nMall shoppers not being notified of danger.\nIf it wasn\u2019t for this video, possibly, no charges would be filed.— Don Lococo (@Don Lococo ) 1623509743
I know a ton of pro gun people \u2026 they seem disconnected from how little impulse control a major chunk of our populace has. Their solution is more people with guns. This problem isn\u2019t going to get better anytime soon.— Josh - PharmD (@Josh - PharmD) 1623456787
She's lucky "a good guy with a gun" didn't take her out.— Aviarian \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Aviarian \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1623523917
Mall security intervened to separate the yelling terns as the woman brandished her firearm before police arrived at the scene.
Many were left to wonder what would have happened if police arrived as she was still waving her gun around in the mall.
Would they have shot an armed person immediately or would she have emerged unscathed?
