Chuck Norris may have died, but his spirit apparently lives on in the form of a rural high school principal from Oklahoma!
In the name of feel-good clickbait, I thought it would be nice to give a well-deserved standing ovation to Pauls Valley principal Kirk Moore.
In case you haven’t heard, he conjured his inner Walker, Texas Ranger and, while taking a shot to the leg, heroically thwarted some psycho school shooter’s attempt to turn Pauls Valley High School into yet another American tragedy.
As a result, he’s been getting a heaping helping of well-deserved local, national, and international praise and attention.
Here's one example:
Police say an Oklahoma high school principal was shot after attempting to stop a former student from entering the school with a gun. Other school staff were able to subdue the shooter before he was able to harm anyone else. @TrevorLAult has details. https://t.co/2gCnVuIOVI pic.twitter.com/DhTOwfTIfV
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 8, 2026
It feels like the word “hero” gets tossed around too much nowadays, but if anyone deserves it, it’s Mr. Moore!
Based on this article in The Oklahoman, it’s scary to think just how close this was to becoming a massacre:
After his arrest, Hawkins reportedly told the OSBI that he went to the high school with the intention of killing students, faculty, and himself…
Once Hawkins entered the school, according to the affidavit, he pointed a pistol and yelled for everyone to get on the ground. The court document describes how Hawkins then pointed the pistol at a student and pulled the trigger, but the gun had a malfunction and didn't fire.
Hawkins took cover behind a vending machine to clear the malfunction and stepped back out, pointing the gun at another student. He allegedly discharged the pistol but did not hit anyone.
"(The student) put his hands up and asked Hawkins not to shoot him," the affidavit states. "Hawkins lowered his weapon and told (the student) to leave."
Moore heard the gunfire from his office, and he rushed out in an attempt to apprehend Hawkins. During a struggle, Hawkins allegedly fired again, striking Moore in the leg. Moore and the school's assistant principal lay on top of Hawkins until law enforcement arrived.
First of all, thank god this Hawkins idiot was the Mr. Magoo of school shooters. Second, who cares, Mr. Moore is still a badass! Who knows how many lives he and the assistant principal saved. The world would be a better place if we had more people like them walking around.
Anyway, I’d like to personally thank and digitally man-hug Mr. Moore for what he did. It’s a shame Chuck Norris died, because it would have been fun to see him play Mr. Moore in a movie someday.
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