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jmowreader

(53,183 posts) Sun Jan 13, 2013, 11:41 PM Jan 2013

So much for Wayne LaPierre [View all]

Says Mr. More Guns, "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

Except at Taft High School, Taft, Calif.:

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/10/local/la-me-taft-shooting-20130111

In this incident, unarmed science teacher Ryan Heber talked the gunman out of his shotgun.

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So much for Wayne LaPierre [View all] jmowreader Jan 2013 OP

yes. peace. spanone Jan 2013 #1

No gun solutions are the best and are possible. Thanks for this, jmowreader. The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #2

don't scare me like that! Takket Jan 2013 #3

Big difference in casualties and injury since the weapon was a shotgun vs assault weapon. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #4

Shotguns are also made to kill, and militaries arm their troops with shotguns too jmowreader Jan 2013 #6

It is a shame that GP6971 Jan 2013 #5

kick samsingh Jan 2013 #7