Hysterical gun-grabbers maintain that disarming the public will put a stop to senseless violence, but history proves otherwise. As Libertarian Twitterer Julie Borowski points out, countless lives have been saved courtesy of the Second Amendment:
A 1997 high school shooting in Pearl, Miss., was halted by the school's vice principal after he retrieved the Colt .45 he kept in his truck
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 1998 middle school shooting ended when a man living next door heard gunfire and apprehended the shooter with his shotgun. #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 2002 law school shooting in Grundy, Va., came to an abrupt conclusion when students carrying firearms confronted the shooter #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 2007 mall shooting in Ogden, Utah, ended when an armed off-duty police officer intervened #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 2009 workplace shooting in Houston, Texas, was halted by two coworkers who carried concealed handguns #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 2012 church shooting in Aurora, Colo., was stopped by a member of the congregation carrying a gun. #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
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At the recent mall shooting in Portland, the gunman took his own life after being confronted by a shopper carrying a concealed weapon.
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
A 2002 terrorist attack at an Israeli school was quickly stopped by an armed teacher and a school guard. #guncontrol
— Julie Borowski (@JulieBorowski) January 16, 2013
The Left’s demonization of guns and gun owners is not only unfair, but it’s downright irresponsible and dangerous. The Second Amendment indeed protects our right to self-defense and self–empowerment, and our government would do well to remember that.
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