There was another mass shooting attempt last week in a mall in Portland. After two innocent people were shot, a citizen with a concealed carry permit pulled his gun. He didn't shoot the assailant because he didn't have a clear shot and others were near the line of fire. The assailant saw him. His next shot took his own life. This was not on the mass media for some strange reason.
A similar event happened in a Salt Lake City mall except an off duty police officer shot the assailant (who had enough ammo to kill lots of people).
The gunman in CT also killed himself when the police got close.
The gunman in Aurora drove past theaters (that were also showing the Batman movie) that weren't gun free zones to a theater that was a gun free zone. Statistically, in the other theaters, between 2 and 4 people would have had guns.
We can't know exactly will happen in all situations but we can look at the commonalities and make smart decisions.
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