Finally, a good percentage of these lunatics think this is the way for them to immortalize themselves. What would happen if the MSM refused to print their name or pictures? Perhaps some would say that, without the notoriety, it's not worth it.
Obozo and other deep thinkers probably thought things like prohibition would prevent drinking, too. Idiots.
“How many potential mass murders didn’t happen because a private individual had a gun and intervened or how many didn’t happen because concealed carry....”
We’ll probably never know for certain since when these things occur, I’m thinkin’ most folks who may have prevented something, don’t call the cops or media and tell them they just stopped an incident.
Your apt questions made me think of another: How many murders and spree shootings did NOT take place because the potential murderers committed suicide with firearms rather than carry out their plans?
Almost all the spree shooters end up committing suicide once they meet armed resistance. I always think, “why don’t these miserable nuts simply kill themselves first and leave others out of it?” It stands to reason that quite a few do. But there will never be statistics on this, or how many innocent victims were saved by firearms suicides.