One of the silly remarks by the anti-gun people is that armed citizens never stop the shooting rampages that turn into mass murders. That is obviously not true to those who are watching. Many stories are gathered each month in the NRA magazines but some will say that is a biased source. They would be right. Here is an account from the Washington Times.
There is no indication that this is a terrorist act. From the picture of the attempted murder you can conclude a couple of things. First, the picture was taken before the event. He doesn’t seem to be in pain from the wound he received that stopped his spree. Second, if you look you will notice he is wearing a bright orange piece of clothing that looks strangely like prison clothing. I think it is safe to say that he has a previous record. He did not have a license to carry a concealed weapon. I am sure that he was just ignorant of that requirement.
For the record, he was stopped by a man with a concealed carry license. Three people in the crowd had already been hit when the law abiding citizen pulled iron and took the shooter down.
It was a different result than Orlando gave us. It was interesting to note at the end of the article,
“South Carolina passed a law in 2014 that allows people holding concealed weapon permits to carry guns inside establishments that serve alcohol.”
Good job, SC. I am sure the police arrived promptly and did a good job of crowd control but remember that saying that when seconds count the police are only minutes away.
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