Funny thing about Ben "Godwin" Carson's deeply moving and personal (cough BULLSHIT) story that he used to explain his own experience with gun violence is, as one could have expected, bullshit.
To recap, Carson claimed to be in a Popeye’s fried chicken restaurant in Baltimore in the 80s when a man with a gun entered and pressed the weapon to Carson’s ribs and Carson showed his leadership by telling the man to rob the cashier behind the counter instead. Bold. Inspiring. Guntastic. Except not.
Of course it's possible the Baltimore PD just couldn't find the record - we know they have a teeny bit of trouble with things like facts and justice. And maybe it happened in some other jurisdiction where Carson boldly went to fight crime.
Given the Fiorina-ing of the GOP, we can expect Carson to double down and embellish his story. "There were TWO gunmen, that's right, no, THREE, and they were wearing SWASTIKAS yeah that's the ticket, and I RUSHED THEM and saved everyone. Hitler also! And what the heck is wrong with those silly Jews who didn't shoot back at the Nazis, AMIRITE people?"
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