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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. I know, let’s make it even ea… https://t.co/pCZxrh3sNj— Ryan Shead (@Ryan Shead) 1623455971.0
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🚨 Here is another angle of what went down in that Vancouver, WA mall. SHE PULLED THE GUN ON A GROUP OF BLA… https://t.co/mS4WpiuXbO— Ryan Shead (@Ryan Shead) 1623529599.0
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.
@RyanShead @Kimberly_SoFL it will only get worse; much worse. https://t.co/Z3PryWfEKr— Michael (@Michael) 1623459131.0
@Changedin2021 @RyanShead Not responsible enough to carry? That’s it? The belief that guns can answer problems at… https://t.co/00fn5hp613— Civil Writes (@Civil Writes) 1623521019.0
@RyanShead Our country is in the most pathetic place these days. I’ve never seen so much utter insanity in my life… https://t.co/Hlv9oOBx0e— 🖤Carly Lehwald (@🖤Carly Lehwald) 1623563631.0
@HomeDabrave @RyanShead If you get your Covid shot they give you a gun for free here. 🤬 https://t.co/xpm2vaQlXh— Jackie*🦋 (@Jackie*🦋) 1623467231.0
@RyanShead 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) 1623514136.0
@tchon @RyanShead Exactly! While I have never been a gun owner, I was raised by female gun owners. I was told never… https://t.co/by473DdG4z— DV is a Public Health Crisis (@DV is a Public Health Crisis) 1623509677.0
@RyanShead The NRA has drummed into people's heads that guns are the solution to every problem— DiamondandSulk (@DiamondandSulk) 1623558451.0
@eyeflyfish2 @RyanShead You mean the mouthy kid who seemed to further antagonize people?— Sparky134 (@Sparky134) 1623519512.0
@Beyoutoofullest @tchon @RyanShead First rule of responsible gun ownership. Don't point a gun - even if you think i… https://t.co/WcHChDCRbe— Robert Cameron (@Robert Cameron) 1623628718.0
@RyanShead People are using more guns just to intimidate. There's been an increase in police reports of irritated… https://t.co/26oEzPgzW9— Melanie Blair (@Melanie Blair) 1623525397.0
@RyanShead America really sucks right now. Barbarism is applauded and civility is heckled. It is very gross.— TrinityStar (@TrinityStar) 1623456126.0
@RyanShead Let me guess. Good guy with a gun thwarted another mass shooting, saving countless lives. Give her a me… https://t.co/NMwZAjRiGF— Don Lococo (@Don Lococo ) 1623509743.0
@RyanShead I know a ton of pro gun people … they seem disconnected from how little impulse control a major chunk of… https://t.co/TVIBux0r0v— Josh - PharmD (@Josh - PharmD) 1623456787.0
@RyanShead She's lucky "a good guy with a gun" didn't take her out.— Aviarian 🇺🇸 (@Aviarian 🇺🇸) 1623523917.0
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?