Reply #41: You'll likely be getting many responses soon,

[jazzhound]

but allow me to say that "saving the day" isn't the point. Did you actually read the original post? Concealed carry permit holders don't see themselves as police officers. They carry to protects themselves and their families, and yes -- defensive gun uses occur frequently.
Up until the NSDS study nobody really knew how frequently, because they went unreported. While some defensive gun uses are reported by savvy gun owners to protect themselves from unfair prosecution, many are not.

This is not to say that a permit holder won't (or hasn't) "saved the day". This scenario has occured. I don't recall the incident, but I recall a story wherein it was pointed out that a civilian (or was it two?) stopped a gunman's rampage. What readers of the article did NOT
learn was that the citizens who halted the attack were armed. Was this an accidental ommision? Possibly. But given the one-sided fashion the media has historically portrayed guns and gun owners I have my suspicions.