有人质疑合法用枪能否减少/阻止大规模枪击案,随便找了三个例子,亚特兰大的学校,宾州酒吧,芝加哥Logan广场。
这三个例子如果枪手没有遇到armed response (good guy with a gun), 那会轻而易举变成大规模枪击案。有人说为什么我从来没听说这些案例?正说明了问题所在:大规模枪击案(死人越多越轰动)才是breaking news,可以连续几周反复cover,而好人用枪阻止坏人往往就是一带而过,迅速被大家忘却。试想如果这次佛罗里达枪击案,枪手刚把枪拿出来就被隐藏持枪的老师毙了,这事会24/7所有电视台反复播吗?
https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/us/georgia-student-shot/index.html
In 2013, a shooter opened fire at Prince Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia. However, after wounding only one student, the suspect was disarmed by an armed guard who was stationed at the school.
http://wnep.com/2013/10/15/guilty-plea-entered-in-plymouth-shooting-death/
Drunk guy opened fire at a bar and only stopped after being shot by another legal gun owner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-uber-driver-shoots-gunman-met-0420-20150419-story.html
In 2015, a legal gun owner (uber driver) fired 6 shots at a gunman who opened fire at a crowd, stopping the potential massacre.