Good guy with a gun fails to prevent 3,374th successive US mass shooting

[Soph0571]

America is beginning to wonder precisely when a good guy with a gun is actually going to prevent a mass shooting.

The good guy with a gun has been cited as an effective deterrent against firearm homicide, but has thus far failed to save any of the almost 300,000 Americans killed by firearms since 2000.

With yet another massacre taking place yesterday at a food festival in California, some Americans have started to wonder where the heck this good guy actually is – and some lone, dissenting voices have begun to question if he even exists.

[link:https://newsthump.com/2019/07/29/good-guy-with-a-gun-fails-to-prevent-3374th-successive-us-mass-shooting/|

I know it is satire, but it is so close to the mark as to be factual reporting!

[FBaggins]

1. I don't think that works this time

If you were to hear a story of a gunman with an assault-style rifle attacking a festival that tens of thousands of people attend each day... how many victims would you assume that there would be?

[hack89]

2. Didn't armed policemen respond almost instantly?

they are good guys with guns.

[AncientGeezer]

3. Not just that...but stopped the freak.

[jmowreader]

4. The gun nuts aren't referring to police officers

The bizarre fantasy that an untrained person can stop an active shooting situation with his very own gun should have ended on June 8, 2014. This is when Jerad and Amanda Miller (who got thrown off the Bundy Ranch for being too crazy) decided to “start the revolution.” They killed two police officers who were having lunch, then went to Walmart and ordered everyone out. A GGWAG pulled out his piece, went to confront Jerad, and was shot dead by Amanda.

[Tbear]

7. Maybe the Good Guy With a Gun

wasn't that good with his gun (or strategy)

[JDC]

5. If anything else caused the death of 300k Americans

We would attempt to love heaven and earth to fight, solve, or cure it.

[Tbear]

6. In this Case

The state of California makes it very difficult for the average citizen to obtain a concealed carry permit.

Claiming there was no good guy with a gun doesn't float in California where good guys aren't allowed to carry guns.

There are plenty of good guys with guns that are at least as skilled with their weapons as the average police person and are quite capable of taking down an active shooter.

Too many of these POS cowards attack places where guns are not allowed. I doubt if it is coincidence.


Do I think that we need to make some changes? You bet. It's a public health issue that requires some sensible legislation.