"If someone with a concealed weapon was there, they could have stopped this man."Donn at Anything You Want responded to the statement in a blog post after another mass killing in May of this year.
On May 30th, 2012, Ian L. Stawicki, walked into to Cafe Racer about 11 AM. and opened fire with two semi-automatic handguns. Six people died that day, including Stawicki, who turned a gun on himself as police cornered him in West Seattle. He lived long enough to be transported to the hospital, where he later died.
This article will not address the violence in our society, our cowboy culture, our ongoing affair with the firearm, it's popularity in the movies, gun control, gun banning, or how guns provide us with 2nd amendment solutions when things don't go our way at the voting box.I'm not wading into the RKBA, the 2nd Amendment, or Gun Control. I'm not going to do it. That path lies madness.
I'll address one thing, just one thing. It's something I've heard time and again, on Facebook, in comments to articles in the paper, ever since this shooting. I've heard it said different ways but, the meaning is the same. Whenever any shooting happens, I hear this statement, usually in defense of legal concealed carry. It's always the same statement. It's always misplaced.Read Donn's post, and you will see why the statement in bold type is false, and the answer to the question in the title of my post is, "No".
How soon I forget. The previous mass killing was in May of this year, less than two months ago.
H/T to my Facebook friend, Jay, for the link.
