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Old 03-08-2012, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by barbara View Post
I agree, Zeke.
After the shooting in which Gabby Giffords got shot I heard a lot of gun enthusiasts who insisted that if a citizen had been carrying a gun they could have stopped the perpetrator. Then, I saw an interview with a witness who did actually have a gun on him that day and he was asked why he didn't use it. His response was that he felt if he pulled it out, he might be mistaken for the bad guy and shot..
Yeah, wouldn't that have made things better. A bunch of folks in the middle of a crowd pulling out their guns and letting loose. Good plan!
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