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justanidea

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10. I dont get why this story is repeated.

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 12:07 PM

Jul 2012

He did the EXACT same thing a police officer would have done. Be ready, and assess the situation.

Actually he probably did better since some police officers wouldnt have given him a chance to drop his gun. They likely would have just opened fire.

So why is this story constantly repeated? If he did things exactly how police are trained??

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For all those that say more guns is the answer, here is a reminder of the Tucson massacre: [View all] jillan Jul 2012 OP

Everyone likes to think they'd be a hero and know exactly what to do. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #1

More chaos and more unnecessary deaths. jillan Jul 2012 #2

Almost certainly, yes. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #6

This story gets repeated a lot Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #3

He didn't correctly identify the situation, that's the whole point. jillan Jul 2012 #5

Seems to me he did Reasonable_Argument Jul 2012 #9

good news is nothing happened. ileus Jul 2012 #4

Nothing apart from the mass shooting which had already happened. nt Chorophyll Jul 2012 #7

No, the good news is that he knew his CCW teachings, which are not to shoot unless certain. Lionessa Jul 2012 #11

This story is very compelling. NewMoonTherian Jul 2012 #8

I dont get why this story is repeated. justanidea Jul 2012 #10

He almost shot the wrong person and only stopped himself because he didn't want to be identified jillan Jul 2012 #12