In every mass shooting in the last two years, armed citizens could have stopped it quickly and actually prevented a "shooting" from turning into a mass shooting.
The United States has more armed citizens than any other first world nation - and one of the highest rates of gun violence. Keeping in mind that mass shootings in the U.S. are a daily occurrence, please give us examples of publicized incidents of which you are aware in which a good samaritan armed citizen thwarted a would be mass shooting.
Sure, but in this specific case the person threw a chair at a guy with a gun and broke a women's face in the process....
Just off the top of my head, the church shooting where both a member of the congregation and a plain clothes security guard took out the shooter before he could turn it into a whole sale slaughter. You might also look at the videos on YouTube, filled with examples of business owners and diners at restaurants and home owners use their own guns to protect themselves and stop crimes. Yes the US has more armed citizens that any other first world nation and it is the largest population of all first world nations. It also has a unique history that relates to the personal ownership of handguns as tools of survival in frontier settings. It would be nice if our cities were civilized, but violent criminals, aided by uber liberal politicians have made them into unsafe sewers. To quote Jeff Cooper (you can research who he is):
"If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore, what he must be taught to fear is his victim."
It would be nice if our cities were civilized, but violent criminals, aided by uber liberal politicians have made them into unsafe sewers.
I always find this sort of comment disappointing, in particular from people I respect, like you.
But this is the narrative that you hear all the time, that the choices are either to arm yourself to the hilt, or "roll over" or "cower" or some other sort of term meant to demean the people who are not in favour of living in an armed state, 24/7.
These are not the only options...
Here’s an idea. Outlaw concealed carry and equip all citizens a 007 Bond watch with all the movie features - explosive device, laser, rappelling cord, etc. Now we’re talking! 😀
However, there are an awful lot of bad stories as well that result from good guys carrying guns (including a tragic local case, where a good guy killed a bad guy who ambushed a cop, and then was mistakenly killed by other cops).
OR, make live bullet stupid expensive. Like $1000 each.
It's gonna take basic financial analysis before someone can fire at me.
That's all I'm asking.
Here's my problem with concealed.
Let's say I cut you off on the interstate. We both rolled down our windows and exchanged dick jokes. Most likely, you'll show me your fire arm.
You'll get to decide if I live or die for cutting you off. People who carry guns tend to escalade shit quickly. I'm generalized from prior experiences. Concealed baseball bat needs to be a thing. I support that.
Just asking, where does the criminal sell the Rolex and get $10K?
Well besides joining OF and posting 200 times.
