Need Freepers Help: Examples of Guns Protecting Civilians

02/06/2008 | self

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

I'm in an argument with liberal co-workers on the merits of gun ownership.

They are claiming that there are few (if any) examples of where civilians (not police officers or security guards) came to the public’s defense.

We are talking about malls, universities, restaurants, etc., not private residence.

I'm sure there was an incident at restaurant a few years ago, but can't find a link.

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

Any help would be appreciated.

[Puppage]

Go here...scroll down. Updated daily

http://www.claytoncramer.com/gundefenseblog/blogger.html

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I would check the NRA website. They have a column called “the armed citizen” in their magazine and it complies stories exactly like the type you are looking for. The columns may be on line.

[Digital Sniper]

Find any book by John Lott and you will have ample examples of the information you seek.

[Red Badger]

PING!..

[GeorgiaDawg32]

there was an incident a few years ago at a restaurant in florida that had a “seniors” breakfast once a week or so. some bad guy came in to rob the place thinkin there’d be tons of cash. he was met by two elderly retired gentlemen who proceeded to introduce the bad guy to a bad case of lead poisoning. I think it was a Denny’s or IHOP..

[2banana]

Holy Cow, just recently in the new - the woman defending the church in CO, the man who shot up the killer in the mall

The NRA always has a page or two in their monthly magazine of dozens of citizens protecting themselves with a gun

[fireforeffect]

U.S. Army; GWOT, Desert Storm, Grenada, South Vietnam, South Korea, WW2, WW1, Philippine Insurrection, and War with Spain. To name a few.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Shortly after NM introduced concealed carry, a 70-something citizen came to the defense of a woman working at Walmart who was being stabbed and slashed (at the store) by her ex-husband. He shot and killed the ex, saving the woman’s life. The Sheriff declared it a righteous shoot, as did the Chief of Police.

[TADSLOS]

How about a "wish I had it now" scenario?

Luby's

[weegee]

What are the evils of gun ownership?

That they may later use those guns to commit a crime (murder, robbery, suicide)? Would they be able to commit the same crime without a gun? Could they conceivably rob a store/person with a finger in a coat pocket?

Or is (s)he concerned about accidently discharging the gun or having it misued by a child? Or stolen during a burglary and used by a criminal who “would not be able to get a gun otherwise”?

[ConservaTexan]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964958/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962781/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959560/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1956223/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957131/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955695/posts
You can also do a freerepublic search on key word ‘armedcitizen’

[Just another Joe]

go to the Bang List and go through it. If there is an armed citizen story that has been posted on FR it will be here somewhere.
You might have to wade through a couple of pages of articles to find the armed citizen stories, but they're there.

[GregoTX]

a freeper named DaveLoneRanger has a ping list for the “Armed Citizen”. He sends out pings on posted stories about armed citizens. You may get with him and he can give you a list of all his past pings

[Puppage]

http://gunfacts.info/pdfs/gun-facts/4.2/GunFacts4-2-Screen.pdf

Good info here as well.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

This happened in my hometown in Virginia:

When mass killers meet armed resistance

[Spktyr]

Here’s one example that the “for the children” libs won’t be able to refute:

http://www.davekopel.com/2A/OthWr/principal&gun.htm

The school shooting in Pearl MS a few years ago was stopped by a vice-principal running to his truck, getting out his .45 pistol (which at the time was not actually legal for him to have on campus), loading it, and then using it to prevent the shooter from doing any more damage.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Shopper pulls gun, stops robbery cold
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59503

Man defends agains road rage attack

http://www.ksat.com/news/14959073/detail.html

[Amendment10]

Despite our 2nd A. protections, the Swiss have effectively integrated gun management skills into their culture, effectively reducing crime.

http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/articles/guns-crime-swiss.html

Here's an incident comparable to last year's VT tragedy. The incident happened a few years back on another Virginia campus. Students with locked guns in their cars stopped a renegade student before police arrived at the scene.

http://freestudents.blogspot.com/2007/04/when-mass-killers-meet-armed-resistance.html

Note that the Virginia-related link suggests that the media is trying to suppress reports of the kinds of incidents that you are looking for. The following link suggests this too.

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2007/12/shooting_at_new_1.php