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It didnt work in AZ. Even though people were armed around Gifford, the assailant was tackled (that's a hero!.....gun or no gun, it takes a special person to not just freeze or run away. I agree this type of person should have a gun....however, only about 1% of people are this type of person).
Actually, the armed citizen (coming to rescue), almost shot another armed citizen (thinking he was the shooter).
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41018893/ns/slate_com/t/armed-giffords-hero-nearly-shot-wrong-man/
It didn’t take long for the Left to exploit the tragedy in Colorado for political gain. It’s predictable that horrific incidents of this nature are harnessed as calls for gun control. But why is the inverse not true? Just last week 71-year-old Samuel Williams was hailed as a hero for opening fire on armed robbers in an internet café. One of the masked men was pointing his handgun at customers and it wasn’t until Willams began shooting at them that they then fled. Of course, prevention never elicits the same attention and even if it did, the...
Also that church in Boulder,CO,where the armed guard;a private citizen,not a LEO,stopped a mass murderer.
They actually think that someone who was distracted in a completely dark room would be able to overcome the gas (that they did not expect) and would still be able to pick off a fully armored assailant without hitting other innocents.
So dumb...