Target customers have become a target

[MrJim]

I've always thought it slightly odd that a person would rather allow a shooter free reign than to have an armed fellow citizen come to their aid.

My way of thinking on situations such as this, in order of preference:

1. Be armed myself
2. Have a cop nearby
3. Have an armed citizen nearby
4. Be unarmed myself but attempt to take down the bad guy
5. Stand there and pray

It's usually the latter that end up as statistics ...

A few things I've learned in almost 40 years of teaching self-defense -

1. You never, EVER think that help is on the way
2. You never, EVER depend upon the mercy of the shooter
3. You take - and are forever grateful for - whatever help happens to appear
4. Even a sheep can learn to use their teeth

My way of thinking... stay home at night.

Better yet, some supernatural power magically makes all guns disappear for good.

The world would be a better place.

The govt should have placed restrictions on the number of guns that could be manufactured & sold in this country about 50 years ago.

 

[SifuPhil]

My way of thinking... stay home at night.

That works, too - it's what I do.

Better yet, some supernatural power magically makes all guns disappear for good.

I won't hold my breath on that one ...

The world would be a better place.

Would it? Or would we just see mass slayings performed with knives and clubs?

The govt should have placed restrictions on the number of guns that could be manufactured & sold in this country about 50 years ago.

Perhaps, but what is done is done - we have to figure out how to solve the problem as it is now. I would suggest much harder licensing requirements (including psych evals), more stringent training (especially in securing your firearms) and massive fines for not following the rules.