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In one shooting in Florida, for instance, the shooter went on a shooting rampage until police arrived. He then ditched the guns and ammunition and blended in with the fleeing students. In spite of the fact that it was one of the largest schools around, there was only one armed security guard in the entire school. Many schools that have been attacked have not had any security guards resulting in needless bloodshed that could have been stopped sooner had there been armed guards on duty. While armed citizens can’t stop all shootings, they can limit the number of deaths by stopping the shooter before he is able to fully carry out his attack. Many shooters come armed with multiple rapid fire weapons and a large quantity of ammunition and if they aren’t stopped quickly, they can cause a large number of injuries and deaths. It normally takes a while for police to assemble a strike force to isolate and take down a shooter and in that time, the shooter can kill or wound a large number of people, unless he is taken down by someone on the scene with a gun. Schools , malls, and churches have been favorite targets because there usually isn’t anyone likely to be carrying a gun to stop them.

Usually when an attacker targets a number of people, the media screams for gun control but after two recent attacks, they hardly said a word. The attacks were briefly mentioned and then ignored. The reason was that the attackers did not use guns. One used a knife while the other threw flammable liquid on the people. When a shooting occurs, the media and Democrats rush to call for a ban on guns but they ignore the fact that a number of tragic shootings have been cut short by security guards or citizens with permits to carry guns who risked their life confronting the shooter and were able to take him down and prevent further bloodshed. While the law used to protect homeowners that defended themselves, their families, and their property, the law in many States has been corrupted to punish gunowners who try to stop an attacker and gunowners risk jail time and heavy fines in trying to stop an attacker. While those seeking to ban guns claim it will reduce gun deaths, gun deaths actually increase since the criminals still have guns and don’t have to be afraid that they will be confronted by someone with a gun. As a result, other States have passed laws protecting those who use guns in self defense.  The goal is to ban guns in the hands of ordinary citizens so  they can not resist a government takeover by those who want to  seize control of the government. It was a favorite tactic of Hitler, Stalin, and other dictators.