hankdatank1362
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Too all those who advocate keeping you noses out of it, it's easier to run away.... remember the UT Tower Sniper? Rifle-armed citizens put enough suppressive fire on the tower as to make Whitman keep is head down, minimizing the damage that maniac could do. Then, when the authorities arrived, I do believe that it was another legally armed citizen (IIRC, the police gave him the weapon) that showed them the way up the tower and actually even shot Whitman. (It was a LEO's bullet that proved fatal, I do believe.)
All legality and history aside, if someone is hurting innocent people, and you have the means and the ability to stop him, in my mind, you also have an obligation. I couldn't look at myself in the mirror ever again if I knew I drove away from a situation where I could have saved lives with one or two easy shots because "I didn't want to get involved."
What if the lady CCW holder that stopped the gunman at the Colorado Church though that way? There were what, 10,000 people in that church? I thank God she chose to get involved.
Now, I'm not saying that if all you have is a handgun, you should run up to the gunman and try your luck against his AK, but 100 yards or more out, you have a good chance of him not even seeing you. Besides, this thread was about trunk guns anyway.
My choice? Scoped SKS. Not the best tool of it's kind for the job at hand, but I wouldn't cry if it was stolen. Next choice would be Kel-Tec SU-16.
All legality and history aside, if someone is hurting innocent people, and you have the means and the ability to stop him, in my mind, you also have an obligation. I couldn't look at myself in the mirror ever again if I knew I drove away from a situation where I could have saved lives with one or two easy shots because "I didn't want to get involved."
What if the lady CCW holder that stopped the gunman at the Colorado Church though that way? There were what, 10,000 people in that church? I thank God she chose to get involved.
Now, I'm not saying that if all you have is a handgun, you should run up to the gunman and try your luck against his AK, but 100 yards or more out, you have a good chance of him not even seeing you. Besides, this thread was about trunk guns anyway.
My choice? Scoped SKS. Not the best tool of it's kind for the job at hand, but I wouldn't cry if it was stolen. Next choice would be Kel-Tec SU-16.