Ordinary Citizens Stopping Mass Shootings with Guns

Yes, this really happens.  Here is an article by John Lott which lists ten incidents of ordinary citizens stopping mass shootings:

"Permit holders haven't just stopped public shootings.  They have stopped everything from public knife attacks to vehicle attacks.  

I haven't found a single case where gun control advocates' fears were borne out by the facts.  In not one of these cases did a permit holder accidentally shoot a bystander, or a police officer accidentally harm a permit holder."

The Futility of Gun Control

Larry Correia wrote one of the best essays on the futility of gun control that I have ever read.  I am surprised that it has taken me this long to find it.  Outstanding.

51st Armed Citizen Report Listed

I just added the 51st report of an armed citizen with a concealed carry permit successfully defending themselves with a firearm.  The incident was reported in Fort Worth TX, April 16, 2013.

Read all of the incidents at my Armed Citizen Self Defense page.

Great Example of Concealed Carry Saving Lives

A man with a concealed carry permit stopped a knife wielding man during a stabbing rampage, allowing other store patrons to subdue the suspect and hold him for police. Said Salt Lake City Police Lt. Brian Purvis:

"This was a really volatile situation that could have gotten even worse," Purvis said. "(The bystander) was definitely in the right place at the right time."

It seems that the man in the store ignored common sense and carried his gun that day, much to the relief of other shoppers in the store:

Dozens of other shoppers, who too could have become victims, are also thankful for the gun carrying man. And many, like Danylle Julian, are still in shock from the experience. "Scary actually. Really scary. Five minutes before I walk out to my car. It could have been me."

I have added this incident to my page listing 40 examples of armed citizens defending themselves in public places.  Yet more proof that concealed carry works and makes people safer.


Update: 4/29/2012:


Well it did not take long for my favorite anti-gun fanatic to comment on the incident cited in the original article:

In response to a comment made on my last post, I found myself remembering all of the times I have posted about people shooting themselves with their own guns in and around grocery stores. The comment was in response to a gun permit holder who held someone at bay who had stabbed some folks at a grocery store. I wondered what the point of sending me the article was and one commenter noted that "Because everyone knows you don't need a gun at the grocery store." Sarcasm.

 No, Joan, the point is to show that sometimes guns in public can serve a useful purpose.  But Joan Peterson will never admit that this is true even part of the time because that would blow her entire thesis for supporting her main goal: eliminating public carry of firearms.

Armed Self Defense

Taking inspiration from the NRA Armed Citizen column, and The Armed Citizen web site, which is unfortunately no longer updated, I have started a page of links to news articles describing incidents where armed citizens have successfully defended themselves with firearms in public places.  This page can be accessed here.

This is an attempt to show that despite the insistent denials of some people, ordinary poeple use firearms to defend themselves every day.

I invite all of my readers, and I know that there must be more than the five followers, to report incidents like these so I can include them on my page.