[MPJackal]

First post. Hope I did not screw it up. First heard about this on Lars Larson. This guy may have saved many lives.

[bramps]

Succinct, well done, and timely.

[SatinDoll]

Good post. It gets easier when done often.

[imardmd1]

It's not a bad thing that this is reposted, but you could have checked to see if this item had already appeared. It had, as seen by re-searching on the word "Clackamas" up in the search box on the FR Index page. Here's what that turned up:

Clackamas man, armed, confronts mall shooter
nwcn.com ^ | 14 December, 2012 | Mike Benner
Posted on Sat Dec 15 2012 15:30:31 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by marktwain

FYI

[imardmd1]

This guy may have saved many lives.

You are quite right here, and it is why I think it is necessary to insist on -- to keep banging on -- the statistic that also has been posted here: that is, that the immediate response of a lawfully licensed and armed CCW citizen at Clackamas mall did cut short the spree, and reinforces the up-side part of the statistic that

The average number of people killed in a mass shooting when stopped by a civilian is 2.3,
as opposed to
The average number of people killed in mass shootings when stopped by police is 14.3;

which was shown in the article previously posted on Free Republic:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967141/posts

Auditing Shooting Rampage Statistics (Private Citizen vs Police Saves)
dailyanarchist.com ^ | 31 July, 2012 | Davi Barker
Posted on Sun Dec 09 2012 13:45:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) by marktwain

Of course, the down-side statistic was reinorced by the Newtown, CT incident -- sad, but true to form.

This concept needs to be impressed on every anti-gunner, every educator/teacher, and every federal/state/county legislator you can reach; as well as being in the Gun Facts talking points locker of every Second Amendment pro-gun citizen.

This also ought to be in the formulation of police response team doctrine.

[painter]

I’ll Bump that.