An Alabama McDonald's gunman was killed by an armed dad, who is injured in a Birmingham shootout.

The dad, armed with a pistol, may have prevented a mass shooting.

The armed dad took down a masked gunman who stormed in and opened fire. During the shootout the dad and his teenage son were wounded. The wounds were not life threatening. The gunman died.

The unidentified dad is being called a hero. Again, a good guy with a gun has saved innocent lives.

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