A potential tragedy at the Alaska State Fair was averted when 24-year-old Jaden Perry bravely disarmed a man who brandished a handgun during a brawl involving at least eight individuals. Amidst families and children, Perry acted swiftly, driven by the thought of protecting the youngsters present. His heroic intervention, captured on video, shows him grappling with the armed man as others tried to quell the chaos.
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