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Posted on 08/07/2018 1:42:10 PM PDT by richardb72
Thankfully, a heroic citizen with a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun was able to save countless lives in Florida Saturday when he shot a gunman who opened fire on a back-to-school event attended by over 150 students at a park in Titusville, Florida.
The media rarely give national news coverage to incidents like this, but responsible gun owners have stepped forward in this way many times before to save lives. In fact, concealed handgun permit holders have prevented dozens of mass public shootings just in recent years, while receiving only brief mentions in local news coverage.
Fortunately, only the attacker was injured in Titusville. The gun permit holder shot him in the head to keep the attacker from shooting any children and adults in the park. Neither the permit holder nor the attacker have been identified so far by police. The attacker suffered life-threatening injuries and remains hospitalized.
The presence of an armed “good guy” prevented the Titusville shooting from turning into a tragedy like school shooting in Parkland, Florida in February.
“Based on the information that we’ve gathered,” said Titusville Police Sgt. William Amos, “this person stepped in and saved a lot of people’s lives.”
The police responded within minutes, but the gun permit holder was right there the moment the attack started, enabling him to stop the attacker almost immediately. Law enforcement officers cannot be everywhere, so the presence of armed citizens is vital to provide an instant response to attackers.
With over 1.7 million concealed handgun permit holders, Florida sees more than its share of defensive gun uses.
Late last November, an employee with a concealed handgun permit stopped a mass public shooting at an auto repair shop in Rockledge, Florida.
The attacker, armed with a .45-caliber handgun and multiple magazines, killed one person and.....
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If the perp isn’t dead he’s going to be wishing he was.
With over 1.7 million concealed handgun permit holders in Florida, pulling a gun in a public venue might be a bad idea!
That was the perp firing, the good guy only fired once and hit the perp in the head!
I don’t think so. On the video you hear the boom of a .45 and then the rapid fire of a 13 round 9mm handgun.
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BRAVO!!
I stand corrected
It was the video that made more sense actually!
IIRC, there are approximately 17 million Floridians. Roughly, there are 1.2 million ccw s.
The odds are favorable for the pool of intended victims.
5.56mm
1.7 I stand corrected.
5.56mm
wont report it, destroyed the media narrative they want to run for gun stories.
It happened about 15 miles from where I live
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