Wow. It must really suck to have to go through life afraid of everybody all the time.
Couple things I notice all these armed 'heroes-in-waiting' don't seem to consider:
Supposing somebody does shoot up the next Luby's or Jack's you are in...
What if you're one of the first ones shot and killed?
What if you're not and you shoot the wrong person?
Either one is likely to happen first. Specially since prolly every yahoo in the place is likely to be packin'.
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Always a silly argument, especially if the alternative is no one is armed -- then many die. Odds are of several are armed, then more will be available to take out the criminal.
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And up the odds of even more innocent people being killed in the crossfire. Not to mention the confusion the police will have trying to figure out who the real bad guy is.
Why are those things not of more importance to some of you? I will say again that I support the 2nd Amendment, and I own a gun that I ccw from time to time. Yet I completely understand the danger of so many people walking around on a daily basis with guns strapped to their side just waiting on a chance to use it. The majority are not trained to use it in a mass shooting type scenario. Which is the argument that is used to support their carrying of the weapon at all times to all places.
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Problem is that reality doesn't match your scenario. There are several studies showing when civilians fire to stop crime, innocent bystanders are much LESS likely to be shot, than if the police were involved. Most likely reasons are that the civilians are first on the scene and know who the criminals are and the civilians are better shots, than the police.
A few examples of such studies"
http://www.redstate.com/cmndr4...-or-armed-civilians/
"With 15 incidents stopped by police with a total of 217 dead that's an average of about 14.29. With 17 incidents stopped by civilians and 45 dead that's an average of 2.33."
https://mrc.daveramsey.com/modules/fusetalk3/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=113811&threadid=433475
"On the other hand, Newsweek has reported that law-abiding American citizens using guns in self-defense during 2003 shot and killed two and one-half times as many criminals as police did, and with fewer than one-fifth as many incidents as police where an innocent person mistakenly identified as a criminal (2% versus 11%)."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/la...gun-control-lobby/2/
While reviewing police shooting of innocent bystanders and mis-identification of persons wrongfully shot, I was surprised at the number of rounds fired. There appears to be little fire discipline amongst the police. My drill sergeant would have reamed me a new one for some what I've read.