My Gift to Mr. LaPierre - Aim and Squeeze Carefully
A Really Dumb Quote
The mainstream media coverage of the recent mass shooting at the Seattle Pacific University campus has
been nearly nonexistent due to other high-value 24/7 news coverage: Sgt. Bergdahl-Detainee
swap; of course, more Benghazi; more GOP investigations, but and none about gun-related
shootings and killings on campuses.
The part of this story stands out because it has a
genuine hero at the center. Instead of giving the perpetrator — who is still alive and
in custody — the notoriety he so clearly craved (and that the media always
covers), we have the opportunity to shine a light on someone who bravely
stepped in to stop the violence.
Police who responded to the scene have now identified
22-year-old Jon Meis as the student who managed to use pepper spray
to subdue the gunman while he was trying to reload his shotgun.
The shooter managed to injure four people and kill one, but
he did not get the chance to wreak further havoc on the campus even though he
was carrying more ammunition that would have allowed him to do so.
That’s right, “… a bad guy with a gun was stopped by a good
guy with pepper spray.”
So, chew on that LaPierre.
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