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Originally Posted by angelica
And probably made the scene ten times worse..
Do you really think a "lawfully armed citizen" would have been been able to accurately gauge where the shots were fired from, and not shoot randomly, possibly causing more harm than good? Gut reaction would have made this situation worse...in my opinion.
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I wouldn't run toward gunshots, if they were out of sight I would be trying to get people away from there. If a situation unfolded in which I could reasonably expect my actions to save lives, I would take action; in the unlikely circumstance that I was in line of sight of the shooter and felt that I could end a shooting spree by taking him down, I would do so quickly and decisively, then get back to doing whatever I could to make sure innocent people didn't die.
I find Rambo and vigilante fantasies as absurd (and frequently disturbing) as non-gun-owners.