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CCIP · 08-25-12, 04:37 PM

So here's an interesting twist to the story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19380492

Apparently ALL 9 other people who were shot and wounded were actually hit by police bullets and not the gunman.

I wonder what that says about the argument I frequently hear - "If only there was someone carrying at [shooting spree location], this wouldn't have happened". Guns in the hands of good guys sometimes also create problems as much as they solve them... (not saying the police shouldn't have fired on the guy, of course)

08-25-12, 04:37 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	So here's an interesting twist to the story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19380492 Apparently ALL 9 other people who were shot and wounded were actually hit by police bullets and not the gunman. I wonder what that says about the argument I frequently hear - "If only there was someone carrying at [shooting spree location], this wouldn't have happened". Guns in the hands of good guys sometimes also create problems as much as they solve them... (not saying the police shouldn't have fired on the guy, of course) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)