He may not have gotten a shot off, after the confrontation the two whack jobs retreated to the back of the store and took the self inflicted tax payer relief shot.
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The family of the good guy with a gun who died in Walmart while trying to stop Las Vegas gunman Jerad Miller took some time to talk with reporters as they continued to mourn their loss Monday.
Joseph Robert Wilcox, 31, was carrying concealed on June 8th when he stepped into Walmart to return a modem. Miller had just killed two police officers inside CiCi’s pizza restaurant and when he walked into Walmart and fired a shot into the air, Wilcox stepped into action. The good guy with a gun tried to stop the bad guy with a gun, but was fatally shot by Miller’s accomplice, Amanda Miller, in the process. Now, Wilcox’s family is remembering their loved one, Review Journal reports.
Debra said her son was protective of others, and that’s why he carried a gun in the first place.
Many came to visit Wilcox’s mother, Debra Wilcox, at her home in Sunrise Oaks mobile home park off of Lamb Boulevard near Washington Avenue. They showered her with gifts, including a 3-foot tall teddy bear, and Debra wished only that her son could have been there.
“I wish Joseph could see this,” Wilcox said. “That everybody was grateful for what he tried to do. I want him back home.”
Debra said her son was a protector of others, and that’s why he bought a gun in the first place.
“He was very protective of other people,” Debra said. “The reason he got that gun was because he got tired of people like that, people who would pick on others.”
Wilcox used to bring his gun everywhere, but had recently scaled back his concealed carrying. But for some reason, on June 8th, he decided to take it.
“Only 10 out of a 100 times he would take it with him,” Debra said. “I don’t know why he took it with him yesterday.”
Wilcox’s uncle, John Wilson, said his nephew was normally a quiet person with a positive outlook on life, and somebody who was always helping others. His nephew wasn’t exactly politically charged, he said, “but he definitely believed in the right to bear arms and the right to defend yourself and others.”