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Ok, retiredcop, what do you think is a better solution? To have every Tom, Dick, and Jane packing heat ? Is that what you really think will work and what you want ? Is this going back to the Old West mentality ?
Being an excop, you should know that, statistically, Granny with a pistol is not going to do squat in a situation like this. People freeze, even men who are fairly familiar with guns. Normal citizens are not tuned into thinking they will be faced with a gunman situation, and they do not perform like you think they would. Of all people, you, an ex professional, should know that better than anyone.
I've read numerous eye witness accounts from various media sources. They are all over the place, as would be expected in a traumatic event. The only thing people agree on is that the gunman was dressed in black. We'll know when we know. Until then, everything is speculation.
If everyone, or a substantial amount of people are armed with the same firepower as an idiot, the idiot will not be firing for more than 1-5 rounds, instead of emptying 3 banana mags.
How does one distinguish between a good guy with a gun and bad guy with a gun?
Do the good guys wear white hats?
This shooter threw one or more smoke bombs before opening fire- reducing visibility.
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You have to wonder if the demographics had anything to do with where this occurred. Thousand Oaks is about 94 percent White and Asian and has one of the lowest crime rates in CA. It's a wealthy community.
I doubt it. It was probably some idiot looking for attention before he took himself out. He was probably inspired by the synagogue shooting, and all the ones before that. Probably on psychotropic drugs. It just keeps getting worse.
Did not work out that way in Dallas. Shooter was mobile.
30 people with their guns strapped around their shoulders who, like everyone else, ran for their lives. The crowds mistook the good guys with guns who ran, as the shooter.
5 armed officers were killed. 9 armed officers were injured along with 2 civilians.
We could also use the Vegas snipers nest, too.
My point exactly. If someone wants you dead, you are going to die. No matter how much firepower you have.
Evil will not make it out of there without harm.
You have to wonder if the demographics had anything to do with where this occurred. Thousand Oaks is about 94 percent White and Asian and has one of the lowest crime rates in CA. It's a wealthy community.
I think I read where this was at a COLLEGE event.
I don't think the demographics of the committee had ANYTHING to do with it unless ALL students are local.
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