Texas Concealed Carry Permit Holder Intervenes and Shoots the Wrong Man

Southern Beale

One of what I am guessing to be our safest, most responsible citizens EVAH who knows one must always be in Condition White or be a parasite on society was pumping gas on Saturday night when a carjacking occurred. Being a good guy with a gun, he immediately intervened and opened fire on the attackers, when the utterly predictable happened:

When the assailants attempted to take his truck, a witness parked at the gas pump started shooting at the men, according to authorities.
Police said he accidentally shot the victim in the head.

Slow clap. Thanks for playing! Next time let them have the goddamn car. It’s easier to get a new car than a new brain.

I love this report not only because it illustrates what I'm always showing - that guns do more harm than good - but that it debunks the long-standing pro-gun lie that only cops do this kind of thing. Civilian gun owners, according to the gun rights fanatics, have never shot the wrong person in an attempted DGU.

Pennsylvania Spree Shooter Kills Six

Bradley William Stone

BBC

Montgomery County police are seeking the suspected gunman, whom they named as Bradley William Stone, 35.

They say he may be armed and dangerous and told residents to remain indoors.

The suspect killed his ex-wife Nicole Stone, her mother, her grandmother, her sister, her sister's husband and 14-year old daughter.

Doctor Shoots Armed Patient in Philly Hospital Gun Free Zone

Richard Plotts

CSM

A mental-health caseworker is dead and a doctor and his patient wounded after a bizarre gunfight at a gun-free-zoned hospital in Yeadon, Pa., near Philadelphia, Thursday. As police prepare murder charges against the wounded patient, focus is shifting to the gun-toting psychiatrist who stopped the mayhem, likely saving other lives.

Prosecutors say Dr. Lee Silverman opened fire on Richard Plotts, after Mr. Plotts shot his caseworker and barged his way toward Dr. Silverman’s office desk after gaining access to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Silverman crouched down behind his desk and fetched his gun, which he then fired at Mr. Plotts, wounding him several times before he was subdued.

In the gunfight, Silverman was grazed in the temple by a bullet. The caseworker allegedly shot by Plotts, Theresa Hunt, died from her wounds, police said. She was transporting Plotts to the hospital for treatment. One of Silverman’s colleagues told the Monitor Friday that he was “surprised” that the Mercy Fitzgerald psychiatrist was armed.

How to Tell the Difference Between an Open-Carry Patriot and a Deranged Killer

Ruben Bolling provides the advice that all good Americans need in his strip Tom the Dancing Bug from BoingBoing.

How a "good guy with a gun" took a fatal bullet to the back

In the gun loon world, a good guy with a gun stopped the carnage (well, it was a good guy and gal with a gun by committed suicide, but that's beside the point).  The reality is this from the Daily Kos:

Wilcox, 31, was near the cash registers when he saw events unfolding. He was armed with gun of his own, and told a friend he was going to do something.

Joseph thought he was sneaking up on Jerad Miller:

It was at that point, instead of running, Wilcox approached Jerad Miller from behind.

It didn't work out the way Joseph thought it would:

As he moved to confront Jerad Miller, Wilcox passed Amanda, not realizing the two were together. She slipped behind Wilcox and shot him at close range.

Now, I'm sure the proponents of concealed and/or open carry here (and elsewhere) will argue that he should have known better, that he should have done more training, that he lacked "situational awareness," that...

Well, you get the point.

Good guys with guns or.....

You make the call.

Gun Rights Fanatics in the States Are the Laughing Stock of the World - Be Proud

Le Monde

L'ancienne candidate à la vice-présidence des Etats-Unis et vedette de télévision Sarah Palin a conseillé samedi 8 mars, à sa façon, au président Barack Obama d'adopter une stratégie plus ferme face à son homologue russe Vladimir Poutine dans la crise ukrainienne.

« La seule chose qui puisse arrêter un méchant avec une arme nucléaire, c'est un gentil avec une arme nucléaire. »

La phrase, prononcée en clôture de la grande conférence du mouvement conservateur américain (CPAC), près de Washington, est calquée sur le fameux slogan du lobby des armes à feu aux Etats-Unis, la National Rifle Association (NRA) : « La seule chose qui puisse arrêter un méchant avec une arme à feu, c'est un gentil avec une arme à feu ». Mme Palin a raillé l'administration Obama pour avoir menacé le président russe avec « un téléphone et un stylo ». (AFP)