Media Silent as Concealed Carrier Stops Mass Shooting in Progress at a South Carolina Nightclu

[AZJoe]

Media Silent as Concealed Carrier Stops Mass Shooting in Progress at a South Carolina Nightclub
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/concealed-carrier-stops-mass-shooting/

largely ignored by corporate mainstream media … A man with a concealed carry [firearm] stopped a mass shooting in progress outside a South Carolina nightclub in the early morning hours on Sunday after an assailant opened fire in a crowd of people, striking and injuring three people. …

“His rounds struck 3 victims, and almost struck a fourth victim, who in self-defense, pulled his own weapon and fired, striking Thompson in the leg,” … Thompson pulled out a firearm and began firing into a crowd of people that had gathered near the front of the club around 3:30 a.m. … As Thompson was firing at the crowd of people, one of his would-be victims … was able to return fire, striking Thompson in the leg and ending the mass shooting in progress.

the push to make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to access or carry firearms actually works against public safety, as clearly illustrated in this case. …

 

[donnay]

Yes the MSM can only report doom and gloom.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

“His rounds struck 3 victims, and almost struck a fourth victim, who in self-defense, pulled his own weapon and fired, striking Thompson in the leg,”

The whole point is, this guy decided not to become a victim. He did not just shoot in self-defense but he first didn't run away and second put his life on the line to protect others around him. If only people could see that distinction.

 

[AZJoe]

 

[Schifference]

Why does anyone need to be out at 3:30am? Lawmakers should be asking that question.

 

[timosman]

Why does anyone need to be out at 3:30am? Lawmakers should be asking that question.

We desperately need a nationwide curfew.

 

[Schifference]

It seems that night clubs are breeding grounds for this type of behavior. It takes a village. We need to consider everyone's safety.

 

[bunklocoempire]

Not necessarily mainstream, but Snopes is spinning it. You know how to find Snopes and their spin.

Based on this somewhat skimpy account, it sounds as though a gun owner with a legal carry permit may have been instrumental in stopping a shooter from injuring more (and possibly killing some) victims. However, this incident as described doesn't fit the definition of a "mass shooting" (or, as the FBI now terms it, an "active shooter")

Was the perpetrator trying to shoot people and didn't care whom he hit, or was he discharging a gun in a blind rage without thinking about the consequences? Was he shooting "into" the crowd, or "toward" the crowd?

Obfuscation wiz kids. Violence was stopped by an armed individual, so let's concentrate on terminology.