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In reply to the discussion: Proof: Concealed carry permit holders live in a dream world...... [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)Pearl MS school shooting stopped by armed citizen 1997:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_High_School_shooting
Appalachian School of Law shooting, 2002
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_School_of_Law_shooting
Golden Food Market Shooting 2009
http://blasphemes.blogspot.com/2009/07/golden-food-market-shootout-update.html
New Life Church Shooting 2007
http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1638879
Winnemuccca, NV bar shooting, 2008
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/19251374.html
Trolley Square Mall
4/24/1998 - Andrew Wurst attended a middle school dance in Edinboro, Pennsylvania intent on killing a bully but shot wildly into the crowd. He killed 1 student. James Strand lived next door. When he heard the shots he ran over with his 12 gauge shotgun and apprehended the gunman without firing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Middle_School_dance_shooting
LAC stops bar shooting in Plymouth, PA
http://citizensvoice.com/news/police-plymouth-shooter-wasn-t-provoked-1.1371854
I can easily list dozens of cases of CCWer engaging criminals (All documents by MSM) but they are for personal self-defense and do not appear to be the start of a rampage shooting. Here is one from 1/08/2012:
CPD: Man Defending Infant Son Shoots Robber
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Detectives tell NBC4 34-year-old Kelby Smith was exiting his car with his infant son, when he was approached by an unknown male. He told police the suspect displayed a firearm and demanded money. Smith said he set sons car carrier down and knelt to shield him from the gunman. As the suspect put the barrel to Smith's forehead, Smith handed the him a small amount of cash.
In a 911 call to police, Smith said, "He stuck a gun to my head, had my 2-month-old son with me when he did it .he took $40 from me."
According to police documents, as the suspect was fleeing, he continued to point the gun back at Smith and his son. Smith, who is a carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) permit holder, pulled his firearm and shot the suspect while defending is son and himself.
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Much more at link
I can easily post dozens of such stories, of law-abiding citizens using guns to protect themselves. Obviously the story above would not have been the beginning of a mass rampage shooting of many people.