Was The NRA Right After All?

We all know how much heat the NRA took for their comment following the Sandy Hook school shooting when they made the statement that the only way to stop bad people with guns is good people with guns.  Of course, the opposition says fewer guns are the answer.  As with all stories, there are two sides. 

As I stated in my previous post, it is not my intention to be insensitive to the families of those who lost their lives in the Sandy Hook shootings – or any other shootings.  I stated my opinion in that post and it has not changed.

Below is a link to a news story regarding a shooting which occurred at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama on the morning of Saturday, December 15th.  This happened on the fifth floor of the hospital, the Cardiovascular Care Unit.  A gunman opened fire and was shot and killed by police officers – with guns.  However, this was not before an officer and two other people were hurt.  My question:  what would have happened if the only person with a gun had been the shooter?

 http://www.abc3340.com/story/20351971/gunman-in-st-vincents-hospital-dead-officer-shot

On Sunday, December 16^th, a shooter went into a restaurant in San Antonio, Texas firing his weapon and then proceeded up the street, shooting as he went, to a movie theater.  The man even shot out the window of a police car before reaching the movie theater.  He then entered the movie theater firing his weapon.  He was shot and disarmed by an off duty police officer – with a gun.  Again, imagine the outcome if nobody had a gun!!!  This could have been another massacre!  You can view this story by following the links below.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/news_columnists/brian_chasnoff/article/Twisting-facts-cheapens-debate-on-gun-violence-4163064.php

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Two-wounded-in-theater-shooting-4122668.php

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Breakup-sparked-theater-shootout-4123414.php

 

What do the two stories have in common?

1)  They involve persons carrying and firing weapons with the intent to injure or kill other people;

2)  You probably have not heard about them because there has seemingly not been a lot of news coverage;

3)  Both of these follow closely behind the Sandy Hook shootings, which may have absolutely nothing to do with anything.

4)  They were both stopped before killing a bunch of people by a person with a gun!

 

Now, do we really need to take guns out of the hands of good, decent citizens?  Or perhaps we should just throw some money at cracking down on the guns laws that are already on the books and try to minimize the number of persons who can obtain guns illegally.

What’s your take?