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Surprisingly to some: You do.<\/p>\n
You have probably seen the trope…”so where’s the good guy with a gun?” when a mass event takes place. Buckeye Firearms forum passes this along:<\/p>\n
The term \u201cmass-murder\u201d was used by criminologists and statisticians to describe a specific type of violence. There, a murderer killed four or more people in a public place, excluding the death of the murderer. Also, the mass-murder was not part of a larger crime like a robbery or gang-on-gang gunfight.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Explains why much of Chicago isn’t included…<\/p>\n
We now recognize two broad classes of mass-murderers. Some are nihilists who hate the world. Others are narcissists who murder for fame. The frequency of murderous crazy people has increased slowly, if at all. We are seeing more narcissists who witness the 24-7 media-culture and ache to be recognized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Many here have noted the latter – one wonders how a press moratorium on naming and analyzing the shooter ad nauseum in headlines actually contributes, huh…<\/p>\n
The FBI reported that there were 302 mass murders from 2014 to 2022. The FBI only recognized 14 cases where a citizen who was not an on-duty law enforcement officer or a security guard stopped the attack. Fortunately for us, economist Dr. John Lott decided to dig a little deeper. The truth that Dr. Lott uncovered should profoundly change the discussion about public violence.<\/p>\n
Lott found examples of attempted mass-murders that the FBI either missed or ignored. According to his research, ordinary citizens stopped mass-murder 157 times, or 35.7% of the time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Huge difference.<\/p>\n
First, Lott found that mass-murderers attacked \u201cgun-free zones\u201d about 98% of the time. No wonder honest citizens didn\u2019t stop these murderers. Law abiding gun owners were disarmed by a plastic sign that the murderers walked right past.<\/p>\n
Second, armed citizens usually stop mass-murderers when the attack occurs in places where ordinary citizens are allowed to be armed. There, \u201cthe percentage of active shootings that were stopped is 51%.\u201d In 2021 that figure rose to 58%, and to a remarkable 63.5% in 2022.<\/p>\n
The mass-murderer gets to choose the time, the place, and the means of his attack. Despite those massive advantages, we stop him almost two-thirds of the time when we\u2019re allowed to defend ourselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n