Six Seconds and Forty Yards: Armed Citizens Who Saved Lives

Summary

The article highlights two instances of armed citizens, Jack Wilson in Texas (2019) and Elisjsha Dicken in Indiana (2022), quickly stopping mass shootings, challenging the narrative that average citizens shouldn't carry firearms. It critiques gun control advocates like Michael Bloomberg and Giffords for dismissing defensive gun uses and misrepresenting FBI statistics on justifiable homicides, which show an increase from 1996 to 2024.