Guns Will never stop Violent Criminals?

Guns Will never stop Violent Criminals?



U.N. Agreement Should Have All Gun Owners Up In ArmsIt’s been argued by gun control supporters that guns will never stop violent criminals. Everyone has heard of the shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut. The tragedy that brought home the terror of violent mental health deficiencies when improperly coupled with firearms. One armed person with malicious intent and frighteningly applied determination, brought unspeakable harm to 26 living souls.  What if I told you this sort of thing happened more often than you thought? Situations with a high probability of disastrous outcomes, being stopped long before the media has an opportunity to fight over the evening ratings. What if I told you that it has? You would, rightfully ask me to prove it. Until I did, would you say I was just trying to skew the numbers in favor of my preferred outcome? Good.

Let us begin.



Do you remember the Cathedral Killer? Of course you don’t. Matthew Murray was a home schooled young man with an inner demon. Early on the morning of December 9th, 2007, Murray began to pursue a personal vendetta against the New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Murray had a rifle, and two hand guns when he started shooting in the parking lot, making his way into the church building. Murray found himself in a hallway with an armed defender. Part of the church’s security staff. In the wake of his attack, he left four dead before he was shot and cornered by Jeanne Assam. Rather than be incarcerated, Murray took his own life. Five bodies total, but how many lives were saved? Reports show there were 7000 people in and around the church that day. All potential victims of Murray’s madness.http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3982722&page=1

Results:                                                                        

Guns used by mass murderer – 3
People murdered by mass murderer – 4
Guns used by Law abiding citizen interceding- 1
Lives saved by Law abiding citizen – 7000
Certainly you recall Edinboro’s Assassin, don’t you? Not ringing any bells? Fourteen year old Andrew Wurst brought a .25 caliber handgun to the prom of James Parker Middle School, and began shooting. James Strand stopped the longest twenty minutes in the young lives of 240 eighth grade students, by stopping their classmate’s shooting spree. Strand, the banquet hall owner heard the shots, and grabbed his shotgun with the intent to intercede. As a result, Wurst was detained by law enforcement before he could raise his body count above one. John Gillette, a science teacher was the only fatality of that evening. Two hundred and forty children spared.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Middle_School_dance_shooting

Results:

Guns used by mass murderer – 1
People murdered by mass murderer – 1
Guns used by Law abiding citizen interceding- 1
Lives saved by Law abiding citizen – 240
We’ll go to a movie next. Blow copious amounts of hard-earned money on an action flick. Watch costumed heroes battle it out on the big screen until someone opens fire for real striking terror in everyone. Sounds familiar, right? What if I told you that it wasn’t the Aurora incident? What if I told you this happened in the Great State of Texas?
Two days after the school shooting in Connecticut, Jesus Manuel Garcia entered a Chinese restaurant and began shooting. As law enforcement arrived, Garcia ran across the shopping complex firing at the police cars and into a dark movie theater. An off duty sheriff’s deputy, Lisa Castellano, had worked at the Santikos Mayan Palace multiplex and chased Garcia into a bathroom near the back of the theater. When Garcia emerged, Castellano fired just enough shots to neutralize the threat, and bring Garcia to trial. The folks watching the Hobbit, were all refunded their ticket price for the minor disruption. This theater has a maximum capacity of over 3300 potential would be victims.http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57559506/shots-fired-patrons-panic-at-san-antonio-theater/

Results:                                                                                  

Guns used by mass murderer – 1
People murdered by mass murderer – 0
Guns used by Law abiding citizen interceding- 1
Lives saved by Law abiding citizen – 3,300
Everyone knows the story about the kid that killed his mother, then took a scary rifle to school. Everyone asked, what could have been done differently? Everyone wanted to know ‘why?’ No,we’re not back to talking about Sandy Hook. What, would you do if you were face to face with that shooter?   An Assistant Principle in Mississippi, Joel Myrick, had the opportunity to make such a choice. Mary Woodham, was preparing for her morning jog unaware that her life was about to be cut short by her own son. Hours after Luke beat and stabbed her to death, he put on a long coat and grabbed a common lever action hunting rifle. He got into his now deceased mother’s Chevy Corsica and drove to Pearl High School to finalize his break up with his girlfriend. As Woodham navigated his school’s hallways,http://davekopel.org/2A/OthWr/principal&gun.htm eye witnesses reported the effortless skill Woodham displayed as he reloaded his rifle one bullet at a time, by hand. Nine young adults were shot, two of those fatally, before A.P. Myrick returned from his vehicle with a firearm of his own. Luke Woodham, a violent human being, was stopped by a man with a gun. There were over 1,100 students and faculty at school that day.

Results:

Guns used by mass murderer – 1
People murdered by mass murderer – 2
Guns used by Law abiding citizen interceding- 1
Lives saved by Law abiding citizen – 1,100
These are just four examples of daily events that result in millions of saved lives that you will never hear about. Each of these incidents received local news coverage but were largely ignored by the national media syndicates.  Most of the criminals were stopped by properly trained people working in no official capacity. They were simply specially prepared individuals for key events. Everyday people who were prepared to defend the lives of those being threatened should a threat ever arise. Moreover, the suspects in many of these incidents were taken into custody and brought to trial. Not assassinated by ‘vigilantes’ on the scene. In today’s environment certain politicians, media and select organizations will hark on the threat that a gun can increase the lethality of a deranged person. After a horrible incident, you’ll hear about the brutality of the event 24 hours a day for months and sometimes years. Why then, is that not the case when that evil is stopped by a responsibly armed citizen?

http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/sen-12

https://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~dmatthews/FOV2-00074762/S02DB0598.2/Cialdini%20airplane%20studies.pdf

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/moms-demand-action-for-gun-sense-in-america-successfully-pressures-starbucks-to-stop-allowing-guns-in-stores-224183931.html

Total Results:

Guns used by mass murderers – 6
People murdered by mass murderers – 7
Guns used by Law abiding citizen interceding- 4
Lives saved by Law abiding citizen – 11,640
Simple. A true story highlighting the “good” in this world simply isn’t as sensational as the exaggerated “evil” Be sure to check out this interactive map showing how guns save lives everyday.