From what I’ve read, this shooting occurred in a bowling alley. One customer there with a concealed pistol and minimal training could have stopped the shooter cold.
So of course Democrats want to make sure that this defensive action couldn’t happen.
And I don’t think that’s because Democrats are evil. It’s because they are naive, and have a childlike unwillingness to think things through. They are just like the prohibitionists from the 1920s who wanted to ban alcohol. That ban failed completely. Anyone who wanted alcohol could still get it.
As a side note, it really is not helpful to call Democrats evil, although some certainly are. Most are just stubbornly naive. You can reason with them to an extent. I’ve had some success comparing gun control to Prohibition. Alcohol prohibition failed. How can you expect gun prohibition to be any different?
In Maine, people over age 21 can carry concealed weapons without a permit, a law that changed in October 2015. However, the law prohibits people from carrying in places like bars or restaurants where on-site liquor consumption is allowed -- as long as the business posts that no firearms are allowed.
I wonder if the bowling alley was a posted site. And if the retired cop in there was drinking, he may have left his gun at home, or in the car.