Posted on 06/24/2015 9:44:38 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
"The only person who can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun"
His experience has been chronicled in book and DVD versions in “Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense.”
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the shooting, he told WND, “The moment of chaos and carnage unfurled is forever etched in my mind.”
Van Wyk, who blogs at Mission Liberty, described what happened to him:
On Thursday, in told WND, “My heart really goes out to the families of those who are feeling the pain of having lost loved ones through this senseless attack.
“The only person who can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Unarmed victims are pretty helpless,” he continued, “I abhor violence, i.e., the ‘immoral use of force.’ Defending the innocent is the righteous use of force.”
He said the question is simple, “Is it preferable to have law-abiding, unarmed citizens die, than risk armed citizens harming a criminal? The only person who can make any difference when faced with a violent attacker is the person who is right THERE, right THEN.”
He previously addressed the issue of Christians’ responsibility when the state cannot halt violence.
He pointed WND to the dangers of “gun-free zones,” as most churches and schools are.
“Worldwide, office buildings, hospitals, convenience stores, TV studios, chain restaurants and day-care centers, have all been targets of homicidal maniacs. Multiple victim shootings have taken place in such places after they have been declared gun-free zones,” he said. “In 1999, John Lott and William Landes published a U.S. study of multiple shooting incidents. They showed that mass shootings occur less often in areas where responsible citizens may carry weapons.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
The 6th paragraph is a very powerful statement. Too bad I haven’t mastered copy and paste with my phone.
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