Funny how the place in FL you can buy guns on any street corner for $60, but somehow closing the 'gun show loophole' in VA will also solve this type of problem?
You know, if they take all the guns from law abiding citizens and never sell another gun in the US, the criminals will still have guns. You know why? Because they play catch and release all day long w/ these criminals that do the real crimes, so how would that change after all the law abiding are detached from their weapons?
Lock up the people doing the crimes, when caught, lock em up and make em do the time, no way around that if you want a safer country/state/city. No matter what laws you pass, it doesn't matter if you don't lock up the repeat offenders of misc crimes so they don't escalate, and lock up violent offenders on the first case for a very long time.
Ridiculous.
As for the piece it was slanted all the way down. No single opposing view point. They act like no one was ever saved by their firearm, while thousands are all the time.
I have no problem w/ pointing out the danger and responsibility of firearms and owning/carrying them. That is fine and a responsible thing to do. But this was done in the wrong way. Show how hard it is to defend yourself when they already have the drop on you, and that fleeing or hiding may be your best bet in some circumstances, which is true. But when no other option exists, you're only hope is meeting force with force.
Cops get shot all the time, if a criminal gets the drop on them and catches them off guard. But the other cops don't tend to take that too well and either apprehend or take out the assailant because they are able to meet force w/ more force.
The people in the room for example, as mentioned, the single 'ccw victim' was plainly targeted by a trained attacker and placed in a prominent position, known in advance to the shooter, and the victim used unfamiliar and prohibitive gear. All that aside, the truth is someone can get the drop on you like that, and you might die, but what about the guy/girl next to you, or in the back of the room, or in the next room over. They might still have a chance if they are armed, right?
They turned to using your cell phone for help. So tell me, how does being holed up somewhere w/ a cell phone different than the victims in this scenario. Why don't they put someone armed w/ a cell phone in that position and target them, and see how long they last w/ the cell phone? That would be fun to watch. (not for real, ok)
But seriously, the people trapped in their house, school, or work place, forced to hide or unable to leave passed the direction of the shooting. If you're not the first group shot by the gunman, would you rather have a cell phone or a gun at that point? I'd like to see those so called journalists in that situation and read their mind at that moment, whether they wished they had a gun or a cell phone. I'd like to have both, and hope I don't have to use the gun, but if it's me or them, or I can stop a lunatic, I would do what I had to do.
I'm not playing hero here, just saying in that moment, you do what you have to do, if you can flee or hide fine, but if you know the right thing to do is defend yourself and those around you, and you have a tool to do it, you give it your best shot, imo.
