An interesting read: The average number of people killed in mass shootings when stopped by police is 14.29 The average number of people killed in a mass shooting when stopped by a civilian is 2.33 Timely, since there was a mass shooting stopped by an armed man recently.

Seems he had to hold fire to avoid hitting passers-by: “I know after he saw me, I think the last shot he fired was the one he used on himself.” Other cases of mass-murderers v. armed citizens here and here.

Gun carrying man stops stabbing spree. Adding another to the growing list.

Seen at Glenn’s: Workplace shooting sprees don’t last nearly as long when everyone in the office has a gun on their hip. Or even just when one person is armed.

Seems some whackjob decided to shoot up a church. However, an armed woman decided to end said whackjob’s plans. Ahab notes that: Colorado state law requires that an armed security guard who is not a member of law enforcement must be in possession of a concealed carry permit. I am currently in the process of [...]

My referral logs tell me that two posts of mine (Don’t Scare White People and Mass murderers v. armed citizens) are apparently getting quite a bit of play via email. Anyone know why?

I’ve seen this said today, most recently by Kevin who notes: having more people armed in a situation like that is a recipe for more innocent deaths, not less. There is a definite lack of data regarding mass murderers v. armed citizens. I can only think of two instances where such a confrontation occurred: 1 [...]