Are you prepared for the worst?

When I watch the news, I'm continually reminded about the reasons that I carry a handgun.  Two recent shootings were interesting:

1.  First, there was a shooting at a Knoxville, TN dentist office.  Based on the few details released, it looks like Harry Weaver showed-up at his wife's place of employment and shot her to death.  Before he could do further harm, a bystander, who was legally carrying a gun, shot the gunman several times and held him for police.  I commend this person for carrying a gun even to the dentist.  Many people don't bother carrying if they are going somewhere "safe".  Well done!  He or she likely saved other lives.

2.  Second, is the shooting in Aurora, Illinois at a manufacturing facility.  Gary Martin brought a gun to work and decided to start killing people when he found out he was being fired.  He killed five employees at the facility and wounded several others before he was shot and killed by police.  Like so many other mass shootings, the shooter had decided to kill as many people as possible without regard for his own life.  Martin had six prior arrests by Aurora police, including for domestic violence-related issues, and also had a felony conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi in 1995, authorities said.  He was not allowed to own a gun.  It turns out we don't need more gun laws - bad guys don't follow the law!!!  If Illinois had more freedom and less restrictions of firearm ownership, this might have turned-out like the shooting in TN, stopped by a bystander with a gun.

Guns Save Lives!