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I've never seen an instance where armed law abiding citizens made a terrorist attack or mass shooting worse. If you know of any, I'd love to hear about them.


I cannot. I can name numerous situations where one "armed law abiding citizen" has shot another "armed law abiding citizen." If people came armed to a movie, I wouldn't go, not because I fear a "terrorist" attack, but because I fear armed individuals in general.

And statistics back me up, the number of people in the US killed in terrorist attacks is insignificant relative to the deaths from gun violence.


Forget law abiding citizens. Armed law enforcing officers kill more Americans than terrorists. And you think more guns would make it better?




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