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Lionessa

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

Reply to ileus (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 12:22 PM

Jul 2012

And though drawn and ready, he also didn't fire before speaking and announcing his (and his gun's) presence. You seem to think he got lucky because he didn't fire. Not the case, he didn't fire because he did it exactly correctly.

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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