(GunReports.com)–Fort Hood Texas police Sgts. Mark Todd and Kimberly Munley wore St. Gabriel Possenti Society (www.gunsaint.com) honor medallions presented by Society Founder-Chairman John M. Snyder of Telum Associates at the American Police Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida.
On November 5, Todd and Munley responded to a call at Fort Hood shortly after a suspect had fatally shot 13 people and wounded 31 others. They apprehended Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and likely prevented other deaths and injuries. Munley and Todd said they were within feet of the suspect when he was shot and captured.
“Sgts. Munley and Todd exemplify the courage, commitment to justice, and skillful use of handguns so appreciated by the Society,” said Snyder. “It is a pleasure and privilege to honor them during these American Police Hall of Fame (APHF) March 29 Law Enforcement Officers of the Year ceremonies.”
The Society’s patron, St. Gabriel Possenti, used handguns in 1860 to rescue villagers in Isola del Gran Sasso, Italy from a gang of terrorizing marauders. He died of natural causes in 1862. Pope Benedict XV canonized him in 1920. The Society seeks his official Vatican designation as Patron of Handgunners. It emphasizes the historical, philosophical and theological bases for the right of self-defense.
