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Gunman Shot By Cops At Renda Broadcasting/Tulsa Building

At this point let us be grateful to God that the outcome of this situation is as it is, and let's pray for future and further protection against additional such incidents. Public profile always comes with some risk of this nature. Whatever your mode, take a moment today to intercede for those at Renda and other places where our wonderful craft is practiced.
 
Time to put up the bulletproof glass between the public and the help it seems... Of all the people on earth to pick on why the hell was this guy picking on Carley Rush at KBEZ?!

I'd expect someone on Delgarno or whatever his name is/was to have someone come to visit him with an attitude, but Carley?!
 
I guess it just proves there are some really crazy people loose out there. I'm so glad to hear the help survived without injuries up there. Hopefully Tony will make some improvements now the problem is accute to his attention on the subject of security.
 
Radio stations have never been like Fort Knox. Let's face it, even if you have steel doors with a buzzer: if a gunman walks in and sticks a gun in the face of your receptionist, chances are he/she will let them in.
 
Actually, if the receptionist is behind bulletproof glass, he/she would have time to call police, warn employees, etc. Yes, if a crazy person wants in bad enough they will find a way to get in. I was involved in securing a radio station several years ago and we installed bullet proof glass, steel plating on the entry walls and even istalled a drawer like at bank drive thru. This enables the receptionist to deliver prizes to listeners but they don't have physical contact. May seem impersonable but it works and most listeners understand the increased security.
 
I know the old KOAI/KRBV/KHVN studio on Carpenter Frwy in Dallas had several panic buttons, not only in studios but throughout offices as well. I also remember someone from Citadel's OKC stations telling me they had a few "bat phones" that would allow staff immediately access to the police simply by picking them up. While I'm not aware of any Tulsa stations doing it, panic buttons and the like are definitely not unprecedented.
 
This is also a strong reminder for people to go out and get their conceal carry license. Not to say that we should handle events like this in an "old west" way, but it's best to be prepared for incidents like this. I recall a woman who was at lunch with her parents at a Luby's in Texas years back. A gunman entered the business and murdered several customers. This woman had a conceal carry license but left her gun in her vehicle. She said that she regrets to this day not bringing that gun with her as she helplessly watched the gunman take out her parents.
 
Zero,

BINGO. When precious seconds count...the police are minutes away. I agree that the cops did great in this case. But sometimes a well placed, well trained shot from a law abiding citizen saves lives that could never be saved by our city's finest because of time.
 
Word is, at least some of K95.5FM's staff went out not long after to take a concealed carry course.

...After this incident, I kinda wish that was mandatory to work at ANY station.

Extremely grateful Carly, Steve, & everyone else at Renda-Tulsa was unharmed in what could have easily become a bloodbath.
 
That same guy that showed up at Rhenda, hung out at the Cox radio lobby several months ago and visited with some of us (including me). He asked for several of the morning show hosts...and I just happened to be in the lobby that day and he talked to me about martians and other strange things...I thought..."Great!"....looked over at the receptionist...she made a call and he was escorted out.

Several of us have signed up for a concealed to carry class...it was pretty easy to gather up 20 for our class.
There is a class that teaches The Tulsa Police & swat teams called the U.S. Shooting Academy if you are interested.
 
A well armed society is a polite society.

Visions of Barry Champlain running through my head.
 
I'd like to point out the apparent ineffectiveness of the "no weapons" signs on the entrance of the building where Renda is located. This guy ignored them. (FYI, those "no guns" signs on the front of buildings that are not otherwise prohibited by statute have absolutely no weight legally.)

I know the same signs are located on the building where Cox Radio is located. And in regard to the K-95 staff taking a concealed carry course, I wonder what the Cox Radio corporate policy is on employees carrying concealed weapons to work? I guess they'll have 90-120 days to figure that out as they wait for their licenses.

Thank God this turned out the way it did. If that guy had gone there with the intention of shooting someone the subject of this thread would likely be mourning the loss of some local broadcasters and possibly a few police officers.

Be safe everyone. These are crazy times we live in.

Bryan
 
Bryan,

I'm sure Cox's official corporate policy would be to prohibit weapons in the workplace.

Now, that being said: I'm also sure individual managers' "off the record" outlook when it comes to individuals exercising their right to carry would be something to the effect of "Don't ask, Don't Tell."

If I was a Cox manager, my on the record response would be no. But out of respect for the Constitution and concern for my employees, I wouldn't want them to tell me if they were carrying. That's a corporate policy I'd like not to have to enforce.

I would counsel Cox employees to get their permits. Don't tell ANYONE at work that you carry...and then carry everyday. Remember, it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Carry Early; Carry Often. The lives you save may be yours and your co-workers'.
 
Tulsa World story this morning:

A man who police said walked into a Tulsa radio station with a gun Jan. 13 was charged Monday with five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon.

Barry Styles, 58, who authorities allege wanted to take hostages and pointed the gun at several employees, was booked into the Tulsa Jail on Jan. 23 after recovering from a gunshot wound.

A police officer shot Styles in the hip before apprehending him in the KBEZ offices at 7030 S. Yale Ave.

Tod Tucker, operations manager for both KBEZ and KHITS radio stations, said Styles walked into the building about 1:15 p.m., asked for on-air radio personalities Steve Smith and Carly Rush, and was told that neither was there. He then left for a few seconds and returned brandishing a handgun.

“He came in and announced that he was Josey Wales,” Tucker said. “He also said he felt that Carly could relate to the fact that he was not getting paid for a song that he had written.”

Styles wandered the halls, looking for Rush, and pointed a gun at five people, authorities said. He was standing in a doorway when Officer Jeff Henderson fired three shots at him. Styles was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he initially was listed in serious condition.

Styles is being held in lieu of $125,000 bond, records show. His initial court date is Tuesday.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100201_11_0_Amanwh6950
 
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