TPM wants you to notice what kind of gun the Parliament hero DIDN'T use

The sergeant-at-arms for Canada’s House of Commons, Kevin Vickers, is credited with using his handgun to stop the man who shot and killed reservist Nathan Cirillo yesterday at the National War Memorial before making his way inside the Parliament building.

What didn’t Vickers use to stop the rampage?

No AR-15, no body armor. Just a cool head and a handgun: http://t.co/6G0rtq1oM7 pic.twitter.com/fSJJR3tR4O

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) October 23, 2014

Take that, U.S. “gun rights” advocates!

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/525353356681027584

Police who subsequently arrived to the scene were certainly more heavily armed.

https://twitter.com/CFLancop/status/525353962728611840

who happened to be on the premises, morons@TPM No AR-15, no body armor. Just a cool head and a handgun

— deplorable mule (@jarsthemule) October 23, 2014

@TPM Wow, you mean guns CAN be used for self defense? I never knew that.

— David Lampo (@DavidLampo) October 23, 2014

No clue —-> RT @TPM No AR-15, no body armor. Just a cool head and a handgun: http://t.co/POtgvMlxEa pic.twitter.com/bsjwu9xqc4

— BT (@back_ttys) October 23, 2014