We hear too much about “successful” mass murderers — from news readers, journalists, and so-called experts.
And it is hard not to think about the disturbed gunmen who kill as a way to feel powerful for a few seconds as they seek revenge for whatever they hate about their lives.
Now families in Sante Fe must deal with the horror.
We don’t hear as much about the good men who interrupt such rampages.
A report about how a killer was stopped on May 24 begins with these matter-of-fact words: “A gunman who opened fire at an Oklahoma restaurant Thursday evening was confronted by two people who saw what was happening, got their guns and shot him dead, police said.”
The gunman was able to wound three people. But before he could hurt others, Carlos Nazario and Bryan Wittle, outside the building as the shooting began, quickly grabbed firearms from the trunks of their vehicles and ended the threat.
A week earlier, Mark Dallas, a police officer on duty in Dixon High School in Dixon, Illinois, had exchanged gunfire with a recently expelled student, stopping him before anyone else could be shot. The attack took place in a gym where many students were gathered for a graduation rehearsal.
Mark Dallas happened to be an officer of the law. But you don’t need to be a policeman to use a gun justly and well in a bad situation. What you need is training and presence of mind — the willingness and ability to protect yourself and others.
And you need the gun.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
1 reply on “Good Men With Guns”
The event does not meet the present narrative of the proposed policy, and therefore eill either be ignored or, if possible discredited in some manner by many politicians and most of the press.
Self-defense is out of fashion but these two are brave and heroic individuals who were willing to place themselves in harm’s way for the benefit.
May God bless them, and preserve their right and abilities.