Got that? He “rushed from his apartment to render aid..”

This is what Laurel had to say:

On the positive side, if you can call it that, we found out who the wounded citizen is. He is a mechanical engineering student here at UI, and when he heard gunshots he grabbed his “semi-automatic .45 pistol” and ran outside to try to help. He didn’t get a chance to return fire before he was wounded. That story alone almost brings tears to my eyes. There are many who might call him stupid, or emboldened by his firearm and a fool for putting his life in danger. I call him heroic. He had absolutely no obligation to do what he did, but as a concerned citizen he ran into danger instead of away from it.

Now imagine a stabbing murder for a moment, as a mental exercise. Imagine the media getting all wet over what type of knife was used, what sort of blade, what alloy, how long, and whether the handle was wood or plastic or bone. Where did he get the knife? Who sold it to him? What does the manufacturer of the knife think about this, etc., etc..

But we don’t hear such discussions, mainly because there is no concerted effort (yet) to ban knives.