A "sort of" political question, in regards to guns in different states...

[Mike1306]

I didn't double check all of these but I am sure most are true and I am also sure there are many more.

1. Marine opens fire in apartment parking lot

An Oklahoma City marine who was on leave suddenly began opening fire in the parking lot of his apartment complex late last year. Witnesses said he originally tried to go into the apartment complex’s main office, but after employees locked him out, he started to fire his gun in the parking lot. As he was firing, another citizen with a concealed handgun came around the corner and ordered him to drop his weapon. It worked and no one was hurt.

2. Restaurant owner shoots, kills armed robbers

Just a few short days ago, 2 suspects walked into a restaurant to order food. When the employee opened the register, one of the men pulled a handgun and threatened the employees. The suspect then reached over the counter and grabbed the money. He then turned and pointed the gun toward the owner of the restaurant who was sitting at a table in the middle of the restaurant. The owner pulled out his own gun, shot the criminal in the chest, and killed him.

3. Man killed in attempted robbery

In November 2009, career criminal Kevin Duane Dudley walked into an Alabama business with a sawed-off shotgun to commit armed robbery. Thankfully, some shoppers were able to distract Dudley long off for the owner of the store to retrieve his gun and defend himself. The owner ended up shooting and killing the criminal. Dudley had been tied to several other robberies in the area as well as a recent murder.

4. Two armed robbers get shot during home invasion

When two masked men with guns broke into his home and pointed their weapons at one of the residents, Cody Buckler immediately took action. He retrieved his gun from upstairs and began shooting at the criminals. The crooks fled the scene, leaving a trail of blood behind them. The criminals were eventually apprehended.

5. Mass shooting stopped by armed volunteer security guard

In December 2007, Matthew Murray pledged he wanted to kill as many Christians as he could. The 24-year-old went to New Life Church in Colorado Springs and opened fire, killing 4 people in the process. Thankfully, an armed security guard was able to get his her weapon and shoot Murray several times, stopping him from killing any others. However, in the end, it was Murray’s own self-inflicted gunshot that ended up killing him.

6. School shooter stopped by armed college students

In 2002, a shooting at Appalachian School of Law left 3 people dead. However, the shooter was stopped before he could kill any more people. Thankfully, 2 students were able to run to their cars, get their guns, and use their weapons to halt the rampage.

7. Grandma stops intruder

When 69-year-old Ethel Jones heard her doors rattling at 3 a.m., she grabbed her gun from underneath the pillow next to her. She ended up finding an intruder inside her bedroom, forcing her to shoot the teen in the abdomen. The teenager survived and faced charges of second-degree burglary.

8. Pizza Hut delivery driver says his gun saved his life

An unnamed Pizza Hut delivery driver started carrying a legal concealed handgun to work after being robbed twice in the last 2 years. Just last week, he was robbed by 2 armed men inside the restaurant. The men pistol whipped him and as they started to lift the driver’s shirt exposing his gun, the worker pulled out his weapon and opened fire. He said he had no other choice but to act and save his life.

And here is another where a 14 year old saved his younger siblings, 14-Year-Old Shoots Armed Intruder While Babysitting His Younger Siblings in Phoenix | Video | TheBlaze.com

[Mike1306]

One thing to keep in mind, Timothy McVeigh killed 169 people including 19 children and injured about 600 more, all with just fertilizer and gas.
If you have it in your mind to do something like this the lack of an assault rifle will not stop you.

[KathrynAragon]

I stopped a crime with a handgun one time.

I had a job in which I had to go into some bad areas of major metropolitan areas at times, so when I was traveling on business I kept a handgun in my vehicle. I was driving in a very rural area on a very narrow, isolated road between major cities, and there was an old, beat up pickup in front of me with several guys in the cab. We were the only two vehicles on the road for as far as I could see.

The pickup kept going slower and slower and eventually stopped in the middle of the road. I could not go around it. Two of the guys got out of the vehicle and began to slowly saunter up to my car, with creepy grins on their faces, looking back and forth at each other and grinning, as well as yelling something at me that apparently they thought was really funny, because they kept looking at each other and laughing.

They were CLEARLY up to no good.

I picked up my gun and just held it up for them to see. I didn't even point it at them directly - just made sure they could see it was a gun.

They looked at each other, sprinted back to the vehicle, and took off in a cloud of dust.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning....it smells like...victory!

[zombieApocExtraordinaire]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

With the story posted up above, I'd like to bring up a point. The 71 year old guy in Florida was able to intervene with a simple handgun. The 2nd amendment laws protecting the right of gun ownership should remain intact. One question that begs to be asked though is why is it that military grade assault weapons such as the ones used in Aurora and Newtown are in the hands of civilians?

Why is it that we must have the extremes, what is the purpose of having the NRA crowd vehemently defending civilian rights to own assault weapons firing up to 50 rounds per minute. Do we really think that our 18th century forefathers envisioned this when authoring the Constitution? And at the other extreme why must the discussion of gun regulations be a threat to the NRA crowd, since when does that have to mean taking away all guns for use of self defense?

When the founding fathers wrote the second amendment it was following the revolutionary war. They did not include the second amendment to protect our sacred right to target shoot, hunt, or protect ourselves from common street thugs. They put the second amendment in so we could protect ourselves against a tyrannical government, like they did. Permitting some guns for military personnel but not citizens is already doing away with the second amendment. There can be no compromise on this issue. Even if a newtown school shooting were occurring every day (as tragic as that would be) that still does not justify trampling one's right to self defense-both from common criminals and the government.

All freedoms come with a prize. If you want safety you can't live in a free society. So which is it?

[zombieApocExtraordinaire]

Originally Posted by Neworleansisprettygood

I live in New Orleans. I've never heard of a single reported case in which someone with a gun here in the area stopped a crime. What I think is actually more likely is that you have two people out looking for trouble, both with guns, and the argument escalates until one shoots the other. Random violent crime is actually a rarity, it usually occurs as a result of a domestic argument, a feud, gang rivalry, etc. The bottom line is that the proliferation of guns here causes a lot more murders than it stops. If you really feel the need to carry a gun for protection, I'd suggest that you simply move. It can't be fun to walk around all day feeling that at any minute you would need to use one.

I carry a gun, yet am perfectly relaxed. Never was a victim of a serious crime. Never felt nervous. I lived in high crime areas and low crime areas. I carry my gun the same reason you probably wear a seatbelt.

[Podo944]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

This is one of my favorite stories out of Florida. Go Grandpa!




71 year old Man Stops Armed Robbery - YouTube

Wow, that's just crazy! I bet those robbers didn't see that coming... good thing no one got a stray bullet though. That lady covering her ears! NO! Hit the ground and cover your head!

[Podo944]

Hadn't thought of places like Detroit... ug, it would be scary enough to live in a place where you feel you'd HAVE to have a gun.

My brother who is retired in Redding, Ca. is pretty conservative, pro 2nd amendment and all, yet he personally doesn't own a gun. However, while he was still working in Hawthorn and lived in a little studio near there he had to literally barricade the door during the Rodney King riots. He said that was the only time he wished he had a gun for self protection.

While living briefly in Anaheim, we had a young man mistakenly come into our apartment in the middle of the night looking for his girlfriend who lived next door. We only found out about his motive after the police apprehended him. He's lucky we didn't have a gun, because especially since he didn't run away after we started shouting at him to get out and he kept coming forward, (until he realized he realized he was in the wrong apartment) he could have been shot!

BTW, after that experience, even knowing it was all a mistake (and it wasn't even an evil intent situation against his girlfriend, just a stupid college kid thing) I was traumatized from the experience of having an intruder for weeks. We were so so lucky, and I became absolutely enraged that others would not be so lucky, and any sympathy I had for "some poor kid who didn't get enough love from his parents" etc. etc. went out the window that night!