I'm sure after what happened today at the military base in Tennessee there will be more outcries for more gun control and then there will be the gun owners who will push back and of course we will have the obligatory hero who would have dropped the bad guy with one shot had he been there. I haven't read any accounts of the shooting and how or who killed the shooter but having served in the military for 4 years, 36 months overseas and with two tours of Vietnam, I know that sailors and soldiers don't walk around the base carrying weapons.
The fact that only four marines were killed speaks volumes about their training. Had a like incident happened at a civilian facility casualties would most likely be much higher. To kill 4 in a crowd of unarmed people when none are expecting anything is not a great feat but one an untrained civilian taken by surprise would have been unable to prevent.
This isn't an argument against any form of gun ownership but just a wakeup call to all the braggarts out there looking for that opportunity to shoot someone legally. Your dream of being the hero is a fantasy, most likely. To be honest with you, I would just as soon you left your weapon in your car when you go out to eat or out shopping. I really don't need you to be my hero.
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