Of Course It Would Have Been Better If Somebody Had Shot Back

[mystery-ak]

http://www.nationalreview.com/node/436731/print

 Of Course It Would Have Been Better If Somebody Had Shot Back
By Charles C. W. Cooke — June 16, 2016

President Obama today criticized the notion that the victims in Orlando would have been safer had one or more of them been armed. Such an idea, Obama proposed, “defies common sense.” In taking this approach, the president echoed comments that Bill Clinton made earlier in the week:

    Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that more people would have died in the terrorist attack at a nightclub in Orlando over the weekend if clubgoers had been armed and shot back at the lone gunman.

    In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the former president was asked to respond to Donald Trump’s claim that fewer people would have died at the club if they had firearms.

    “Did you see how dark it was?” Clinton said. “It’s likely that more people would have been killed.”

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[skeeter]

http://www.nationalreview.com/node/436731/print

 Of Course It Would Have Been Better If Somebody Had Shot Back
By Charles C. W. Cooke — June 16, 2016

President Obama today criticized the notion that the victims in Orlando would have been safer had one or more of them been armed. Such an idea, Obama proposed, “defies common sense.” In taking this approach, the president echoed comments that Bill Clinton made earlier in the week:

    Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that more people would have died in the terrorist attack at a nightclub in Orlando over the weekend if clubgoers had been armed and shot back at the lone gunman.

    In an interview with Bloomberg TV, the former president was asked to respond to Donald Trump’s claim that fewer people would have died at the club if they had firearms.

    “Did you see how dark it was?” Clinton said. “It’s likely that more people would have been killed.”

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The totalitarian left is really starting to show their arse on the gun issue now.

I have a strong sense many who may have been receptive to reasonable sounding anti-gun rhetoric a few years ago are beginning to get the picture.

[Chieftain]

The gunman fired over 250 rounds from a semi-automatic rifle that shot one round per trigger pull.  He reportedly used 30 round magazines.  That means he paused firing multiple times to reload, in a darkened room filled with smoke and screaming people.  That means there were multiple opportunities for anyone with a concealed weapon to end the carnage.

Instead, the club was a well known and clearly identified "no gun" zone, which is likely one of the main reasons it was chosen.

Political correctness lead by the President of the United States is directly responsible for these murders.

[sinkspur]

It is against the law in Florida to conceal-carry in an establishment with a capacity of over 50 people that also serves alcohol. 

Plus, there was a cop in the place in full uniform who DID shoot back, for all the good it did.

[skeeter]

The gunman fired over 250 rounds from a semi-automatic rifle that shot one round per trigger pull.  He reportedly used 30 round magazines.  That means he paused firing multiple times to reload, in a darkened room filled with smoke and screaming people.  That means there were multiple opportunities for anyone with a concealed weapon to end the carnage.

Instead, the club was a well known and clearly identified "no gun" zone, which is likely one of the main reasons it was chosen.

Political correctness lead by the President of the United States is directly responsible for these murders.

Absolutely correct, except I'm afraid the reasons for the intransigence of the president and the left on guns are far more nefarious than just political correctness.

[Chieftain]

It is against the law in Florida to conceal-carry in an establishment with a capacity of over 50 people that also serves alcohol. 

Plus, there was a cop in the place in full uniform who DID shoot back, for all the good it did.

Both of which were well known to the gunman and were likely considerations in selecting the target(s).  One guard with a handgun has no chance against a heavily armed assault.