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ileus

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32. How would you know? If it's stopped before the legal definition of "mass shooting"

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 06:26 AM

Jun 2016

I think you'll find 90% of those with CC permits only carry in the car, or when traveling.

If all CC holders would actually carry that would be nice, but it just doesn't happen. Lots of people are big on the idea, get training and buy a firearm then find out you have to be dedicated to carrying at least 1 extra pound.

I have one of 3 EDC firearms, and my wife carries one of two she's picked out. I don't care if I ever stop a mass shooting....I care about personal safety and that of my family.

I have seen a list of supposedly stopped "mass shooting" floated around on Facebook but who knows if it's true if the shooting was stopped before the governments magic number is reached. Of course every mass shooting is eventually stopped by someone with a gun, and that's all I need to know.

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Have Any Mass Shootings Ever Been Stopped By a Civilian With a Gun? [View all] Doctor Jack Jun 2016 OP

I know a feeble elderly lady stopped Loughner, and there are similar examples. Hoyt Jun 2016 #1

Not before the event deathrind Jun 2016 #2

Loughner wasn't stopped by a civilian with a gun Major Nikon Jun 2016 #34

It's interesting Texasgal Jun 2016 #3

Plenty Kang Colby Jun 2016 #4

Oleg Volk, not that rabid gun freak. Those are not mass shootings, and he doesn't mention cases like Hoyt Jun 2016 #6

Oh, Hoyt. Kang Colby Jun 2016 #19

Why waste my good stuff on people who believe they need a gun in their pants to go to the store. Hoyt Jun 2016 #25

Wow, what a zinger! Kang Colby Jun 2016 #31

10-2 is hardly plenty lame54 Jun 2016 #37

Appreciate the responses, but neither seems to be 'a good guy with a gun' answer. salin Jun 2016 #5

The shooter in Orlando... Unrepentant Fenian Jun 2016 #7

You are indeed not stupid. As someone with a CCW, what are the odds you would actually be carrying jmg257 Jun 2016 #11

Thanks for the sanity check. A pistol in someone's purse etc, a match for an AR Person 2713 Jun 2016 #12

Thanks for your informed BlueMTexpat Jun 2016 #26

Assume you did want to protect others in your group. joshcryer Jun 2016 #28

Slightly off topic, anoNY42 Jun 2016 #29

I think on a military base, but I can't remember the details. nt ecstatic Jun 2016 #8

Bit of a catch-22 though, isn't it? If the person were stopped before shooting 4 people.. X_Digger Jun 2016 #9

Yup. This right here. Decoy of Fenris Jun 2016 #13

Bingo. linuxman Jun 2016 #15

As much a Catch-22 as asking if any conflicts have been prevented through diplomacy. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #38

A teacher we t to his car, got his gun and stopped a school shooting. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #10

Civilians with guns can't stop mass shootings npk Jun 2016 #14

I work as a substitute in our local school system OhioBlue Jun 2016 #20

If this were true anoNY42 Jun 2016 #30

There was the shooting at what used to be Ted Haggard's church mythology Jun 2016 #16

If a mass shooting was prevented with a good guy with a gun, NobodyHere Jun 2016 #17

Sure libodem Jun 2016 #18

Police credited civilian shooters with slowing down Charles Whitman REP Jun 2016 #21

Wasn't that like 50 years ago? Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #22

The question asked was "ever" REP Jun 2016 #23

Fair enough Doctor Jack Jun 2016 #24

New Life church shootings joshcryer Jun 2016 #27

How would you know? If it's stopped before the legal definition of "mass shooting" ileus Jun 2016 #32

No, because they usually only attack places where people don't bring guns davidn3600 Jun 2016 #33

There have been many where armed intervention stopped it sooner Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #35

this ! Angel Martin Jun 2016 #39

3.1 percent have exchanged fire with shooters... Javaman Jun 2016 #36