08-28-2012, 12:25 PM
mattkime wrote:
the more shootings there are in conceal and carry places, the more evidence that having a gun in public isn't helpful. at least that was the case with both gabby giffords and the movie theater shooting.
The opposite can be said about the old man in the Florida internet cafe.
Truth is that no one can really say what will neutralize a threat. Sure, the Aurora shooting happened in a concealed carry state - but no one in the theatre had chosen to exercise that right by carrying. And, as I've noted in the past, many variable and factors come into play in a situation such as that (if you're actually carrying) as to whether or not you can effectively neutralize the threat.
Recently, we just had a situation in NYC where law enforcement personnel caused more injury than the actual shooter - is this reason to disarm law enforcement? Of course not.
As with any aggressor, you can only try to make that person pause. In the middle east, Afghanis face vastly superior firepower yet continue to engage the occupying force.
What seems to have happened in Perry Hall is outside the scope of gun laws and gun regulation. A culture of intimidation and bullying has resulted with the victim lashing out in a very violent way. We need to examine our culture that allows this kind of intimidation to flourish and eliminate so that innocent people do not have to suffer.