On Thu, 28 May 2009 20:57:59 -0400 (EDT) "Philip F. Lee" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have the vague recollection that the Springfield shooting case was > stopped by a student who was a NRA member who realized the shooter was > reloading and used this opportunity to tackle the shooter. If true, > it proved that knowing about gun helped save lives, even for a > disarmed individual. Bingo. I was trying to recall such a case, and I think you've identified it correctly. Springfield, OR. From my memory: The student and his brother planned their counter-attack. They waited for the bad guy to reload. One created a diversion, the other tackled him. Their father was US military, SEALS, perhaps, and had taught them about weapons and tactics. He also had the chutzpah to wear an "I'm the NRA" cap to press conferences. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
