{"source_url": "https://dailycaller.com", "url": "https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/good-guy-with-gun-media-america-mass-shootings/", "title": "Here Are The Good Guys With Guns The Media Doesn\u2019t Want You To Know About", "top_image": "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg", "meta_img": "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg", "images": ["https://images.dailycaller.com/image/width=960,height=411,fit=cover,f=auto/https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg", "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/waynelapierreclapping.jpg", "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg", "https://dailycaller.com/files/images/1x1.trans.gif", "https://dailycaller.com/files/images/logo-white.png", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1660572110829759&ev=PageView&noscript=1", "https://dailycaller.com/files/images/newsletter-small.jpg", "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/GettyImages-1160088413-2-e1566496044136.jpg", "http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=10110104&cv=2.0&cj=1"], "movies": [], "text": "While media outlets breathlessly demand gun control, they often ignore stories like the one that occurred in a Texas church Sunday, when an intruder opened fire before being quickly killed by armed churchgoers.\n\nThis was yet another case of a good guy with a gun saving potentially dozens of lives. The notion of a good guy with a gun has been repeatedly derided by media outlets as a right-wing, NRA-funded narrative. However, the White Settlement shooting was far from the first example of armed Americans defending themselves, while saving the lives of others. (RELATED: Israeli Veteran: \u2018America Has The Best Gun Laws In The World, Appreciate It!\u2019)\n\nAfter a back to school event in Florida last year was interrupted by gun shots, a bystander with a gun took down the shooter and prevented any casualties. In 2012, an 18-year-old mother in Oklahoma shot dead a knife-wielding intruder, potentially saving the lives of herself and her son. The mother, Sarah McKinley would not have had the opportunity to be armed in several blue states, where the law requires you to be 21-years-old to purchase or own a firearm. Several members of Congress and 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have introduced laws that would bar adults under 21 from obtaining firearms.\n\nA similar situation also unfolded in Oklahoma City in May 2018 at Louie\u2019s Grill & Bar when a man opened fire on the restaurant and shot two people before being subdued by an armed patron. The only fatality in that shooting was the suspect. If all of the patrons had been unarmed, it\u2019s possible that many innocent people could have been killed.\n\nIn August, an off-duty firefighter prevented a man carrying more than 100 rounds of ammunition from causing any damage at a Missouri Walmart. The firefighter held the man at gunpoint until police arrived, possibly preventing serious carnage in the process. Despite a good guy with a gun possibly saving lives at one of its stores, Walmart announced earlier this year that it would no longer sell handgun ammunition. (RELATED: Kamala Harris Says She Might Confiscate \u2018As Many As 10 Million\u2019 Guns)\n\nIn 2012, a 71-year-old Florida man saved several lives at an internet cafe after two teenagers walked in with a baseball bat and a gun. The man, Samuel Williams, was sitting at his computer when he witnessed the incident, and quickly pulled out his .380-caliber handgun to prevent carnage.\n\nIn 2010, a 69-year-old Alabama widow shot a burglar three times to protect her home. The robbery took place at 3 a.m., but the Alabama grandmother sprung into action with her .38 snubnosed revolver to keep herself and her home safe.\n\nIn 2016, a pregnant mother of two potentially saved her life and the lives of her three children with her firearm after intruders broke into her Ohio home. Her estranged boyfriend and the father of her unborn child attempted to break into her house, breaking down the door of her apartment. The pregnant women prevented a potentially tragic situation by being armed. (RELATED: Students Force University Of Virginia To End 21-Gun Salute On Veterans Day)\n\nDespite the listed examples and many more, establishment media outlets have typically snarled at the notion of a good person with a gun acting to save lives. Susanna Lee of the international news outlet Quartz referred to a good guy with a gun as a \u201cdeadly American fantasy.\u201d Alyssa Rosenberg of The Washington Post called the notion a \u201cHollywood\u2019s most dangerous lie,\u201d placing the blame for mass shootings at the foot of one of America\u2019s most left-wing institutions.\n\n\u201cElected officials should be ashamed of hiding their inaction behind this vapid slogan. The industry that\u2019s profited off this image for decades should feel ashamed, too,\u201d Rosenberg wrote. \u201cThe entertainment industry has played an enormous role in promoting the idea of the invulnerable action-hero cop, to the detriment of civilians and police officers.\u201d\n\nThe ominous PBS documentary \u201cGunned Down: The Power of the NRA\u201d decried the NRA\u2019s influence in American politics, and ridiculed NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre for saying that good guys with a gun have the ability to prevent mass shootings.\n\n\u201cAnd he almost immediately goes right back to what they usually say, which is that the answer to this is more guns,\u201d CBS News political correspondent and former Washington Post reporter Ed O\u2019Keefe says in the documentary.\n\nDespite this being the settled wisdom of the establishment media outlets, the examples listed above, and findings by the FBI that good guys with a gun can and often do prevent tragedies. The FBI published a study in 2017 of mass shootings that occurred in 2016 and 2017, and found 10 incidents where a good guy with a gun engaged the bad guy. Of the 10 incidents, eight were resolved successfully.\n\n\u201cArmed and unarmed citizens engaged the shooter in 10 incidents. They safely and successfully ended the shootings in eight of those incidents. Their selfless actions likely saved many lives. The enhanced threat posed by active shooters and the swiftness with which active shooter incidents unfold support the importance of preparation by law enforcement officers and citizens alike,\u201d the report stated.\n\nThe media and the left may not believe that a good guy with a gun can prevent a tragedy, but there are countless examples and an FBI report that suggest otherwise. It will be fascinating to see if these inconvenient truths are given the time of day as states such as Virginia fervently debate gun control.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["cigars", "books", "liberalism", "the american spectator", "elections 2012", "immigration", "mitt romney", "obamacare", "barack obama", "department of health and human services", "john bardis", "tom price", "andrew scheer", "erin o\\'toole", "filibuster", "india trip", "jaspal atwal", "justin trudeau", "business", "march madness", "donald trump", "john bolton", "morning joe", "divorce", "russell crowe", "national anthem", "national anthem protests", "nfl", "college basketball", "kansas state university", "university of kentucky", "mr. rogers", "pbs", "pittsburgh", "khlo\u00e9 kardashian", "saudi arabia", "u.s. state department", "josh rosen", "troy aikman", "cnn", "hannity", "jeff zucker", "david hogg", "travel", "mika brzezinski", "msnbc", "chris cuomo", "nancy pelosi", "betsy devos", "department of education", "patty murray", "beijing", "china", "gawker", "hulk hogan", "wwe"], "tags": [], "authors": [], "publish_date": "Wed Jan  1 00:00:00 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "While media outlets breathlessly demand gun control, they often ignore stories like the one that occurred in a Texas church Sunday", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/files/DailyCaller-Icon.png", "meta_data": {"viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1", "og": {"url": "https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/good-guy-with-gun-media-america-mass-shootings/", "image": "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg", "title": "Here Are The Good Guys With Guns The Media Doesn\u2019t Want You To Know About", "description": "While media outlets breathlessly demand gun control, they often ignore stories like the one that occurred in a Texas church Sunday"}, "twitter": {"card": "summary_large_image", "site": "dailycaller", "title": "Here Are The Good Guys With Guns The Media Doesn\u2019t Want You To Know About", "description": "While media outlets breathlessly demand gun control, they often ignore stories like the one that occurred in a Texas church Sunday", "image": "https://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GettyImages-933192150-e1568921832187.jpg"}, "description": "While media outlets breathlessly demand gun control, they often ignore stories like the one that occurred in a Texas church Sunday", "keywords": "cigars,books,liberalism,the american spectator,elections 2012,immigration,mitt romney,obamacare,barack obama,department of health and human services,john bardis,tom price,andrew scheer,erin o\\'toole,filibuster,india trip,jaspal atwal,justin trudeau,business,march madness,donald trump,john bolton,morning joe,divorce,russell crowe,national anthem,national anthem protests,nfl,college basketball,kansas state university,university of kentucky,mr. rogers,pbs,pittsburgh,khlo\u00e9 kardashian,saudi arabia,u.s. state department,josh rosen,troy aikman,cnn,hannity,jeff zucker,david hogg,travel,mika brzezinski,msnbc,chris cuomo,nancy pelosi,betsy devos,department of education,patty murray,beijing,china,gawker,hulk hogan,wwe", "apple-itunes-app": "app-id=381099982", "fb": {"pages": 182919686769}}, "canonical_link": "https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/good-guy-with-gun-media-america-mass-shootings/"}