Research has shown that guns are used defensively in the United States,
somewhere
between 1.5 million and 3.4 million times a year*. So, why is it
that hardly anybody knows
that? The answer is that our BIASED
NEWS MEDIA does everything it can to keep it quiet.
Oh, they have plenty to say about guns, but nearly always it is
in the context of crime and
violence committed by criminals.
"In fact, the assault weapons ban will
have no significant effect either on the crime rate
or on personal security. Nonetheless, it
is a good idea . . .
Its only real justification is not
to reduce crime but to
desensitize the public to the regulation of
weapons in preparation
for their ultimate confiscation"
. . . . The Washington Post, April 5, 1996
The cold fact is that Guns save lives and prevent crimes
(as
opposed to solving
them after someone has been victimized) Powerful people and
organizations are dedicated
to taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. So called "animal
rights activists" are
dedicated to stopping hunting. They work to protect the cougar
and the wolf, who kill
many more animals than hunters ever do, but work to prevent hunting
by humans using
guns. The news media folks are nearly all dedicated "gun banners"
and they refuse to
print or publish incidents where guns stop crime and save
lives
For example, in January 2003, a random shooter left three dead
at the Appalachian Law
School in Virginia. He was just shooting randomly and would probably
have killed more
before police could arrive. But, two students ran to their cars,
grabbed their legal guns
and holding guns on the shooter from both sides convinced
him his life depended on
dropping his.
The two students, Mikael Gross and Tracy Bridges were interviewed
by a number of
reporters, told their story in detail, and the story got national
coverage. But out of
208 published accounts of the shootings, many in great detail,
only four mentioned
that the two heroes used guns to stop the attack. Many of
the stories claimed the two
had "tackled" the gunman.
The Washington Post article claimed,
"three students
pounced on the gunman and held him until help arrived".
72 of the stories described
how the attacker was stopped without mentioning guns were used,
although most
gave details of the kind of gun the attacker used. Tracy Bridges
talked to over 50
reporters, but was shocked at the way the news media types
changed
his detailed
story to fit their political bias.
It is clear that many lives are saved and crimes avoided by the presence
of guns in the
hands of law-abiding citizens. Guns have been outlawed in Brittain
and Australia and
the result has been skyrocketing crime rates.
In this country, Even those who don't own guns are made safer by
the fact that criminals
don't know who is and is not carrying. "When
guns are outlawed only outlaws have guns
- and they know it".
COLUMBINE - Darrel Scott Testimony
True Stories
A sign on Abel Sisneros' home warns:
NOTHING INSIDE IS WORTH
RISKING YOUR LIFE FOR. OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY
ARE HIGHLY SKILLED TO PROTECT
LIFE LIBERTY AND PROPERTY FROM
CRIMINAL ATTACKS
But, an intruder failed to heed the worning. Sisneros heard
a pounding on the front
door and grabbed his 9 mm handgun as a precaution. He was
at the top of the stairs
when the suspect broke through the locked door. Sisneros fired
two shots. The
wounded burglar groaned and ran to the back of the house where police
arrested him
"He couldn't get out the back door and he knew I was still at the
front of the house, so
he was trapped, Sisneros explained.
Fort Worth Star Telegram, Ft. Worth, Texas 12/22/06
At a gun show in Richmond, VA, this summer, (2005) hundreds
of ATF agents and Virginia
State Police conducted a campaign of Harassment against
lawful firearm purchasers
deterring half the potential attendees from even entering the show.
Folks who purchased
firearms discovered that agents took information off the federal
form 4473s and went to
purchasers' homes to conduct so-called "residency checks", asking
family members,
"Did you know your husband is buying a gun?" and "How many guns
does your husband
own?" When no one was home, they knocked on neighbors' doors
and asked questions.
Federal law didn't give them the authority to do this, but federal
law apparently wasn't
enough to stop them, either - - - - by Sandra S. Froman -- President
of the NRA
Commissioner Greg "Lumpy" Lambert is known for his pro-gun stance,
but that was
apparently news to a robber. Police say the suspect approached
Lambert, who was
wearing a "Friends of the NRA" cap and feigned interest in a car
at Labert's dealership.
Lambert went inside to retrieve the sales paperwork. When
he returned, the man pulled
a handgun from his jacket. Lambert countered by producing
his .38 pistol. "I told him
to drop his firearm, and he said he didn't want any trouble", said
Lambert. The robber
laid down his gun and fled, but left behind his driver's license
which police used to locate
and charge him.
Chillingly, police linked the suspect to a murder committed 10 hours
before Lambert
disarmed him.
Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., 11/13/06
Two hours after closing the convienience store where she works, Sophia
Lynn Stewart
went to sleep in a back room. Then she heard a crash. "It
was real loud, like a bomb",
she explained. Police say a prowler used a rock to break a
window and gain entry to the
store. Stewart grabbed her .357 revolver and went to investigate.
She saw a man in a
dark hooded sweatshirt behind the counter. He threw an object
at her, and Stewart fired
three shots, causing her assailent to run from the scene.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA, 10/26/06
Christine Peacock
was pulling through a fast-food drive through when a man ordered
her to sop and
hand over her belongings. Because she was in her boyfriend's car,
the
normally unarmed
Peacock had a gun handy . When she drew it, the mere sight of the
firearm caused
the would-be robber to flee the scene. It was a scary incident that
completely changed
her opinion of concealed carry. "I didn't believe that everybody
should carry
a gun at all times, I thought it was too overprotective", she said.
"Now I
plan on enrolling
in a concealed carry permit class, and purchasing my own gun"
Florida today, Melbourne FL, 06/19/05
At about 11:30 P.M., Albert Rolens heard
his dogs barking and went to investigate,
finding a partially open sliding door.
When he reached to close it, a man wearing
a stocking cap, gloves and a large
coat, thrust a rifle through the door and forced
his way inside. The intruder
instructed Rolens to wake his wife and unplug the
telephones.
The couple told the intruder to leave,
but he refused to go without their granddaughter,
his former girl friend. After
several tense minutes, Mrs. Rolens persuaded the intruder
to allow Mr. Rolens to go the the bathroom
to take some medication. Once there,
Albert entered an attached bedroom
and retrieved his .45 cal revolver, which he
pointed at the man, again telling him
to leave. When Mrs. Rolens grabbed a cell phone
and ran to call 911, the intruder darted
after her. Fearing for his wife's safety, Rolens
shot the gunman once in the head, killing
him.
The Vienna Times, Vienna, IL, 06/09/05
John Kilgore took precautions to guard
his home against invasion, including the
constructions of a gate and a sign
warning that a security dog lived on the property
As Kilgore and his family unpacked
from a vacation, police say a burglar thought he
saw an opportunity to circumvent Kilgore's
safeguards, but apparently overlooked
Kilgore's final line of defense - -
a loaded firearm.
The family left a door unlocked as they
brouth in luggage, and the burglar hurried
inside. The wife stumbled upon
the man in a bedroom. Kilgore ran to his family's aid,
shooting the suspect as Mrs. Kilgore
dialed 9-1-1. The intruder was listed in critical
condition at the local hospital
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL - 11/28/06
A Home Invasion in San Antonio, TX, ended when the invader, James
Adam Garcia was killed
by the homeowner, Richard Gomez, Sr. Gomez's son, Richard, jr. told
police he had been in
the living room watching TV when someone knocked on the door. When
he answered, a man
pushed his way inside saying, "This is a jack" The intruder, later
identified as Garcia, then
repeated the phrase before shooting young Gomez in the leg.
Garcia then ordered the wounded
man toward the back of the house. The elder Gomez was in a
bedroom with his wife when he
heard the shot. He grabbed his .357 revolver and left the bedroom
to investigate. When Garcia
saw Gomez, sr., he fired at him, striking him in the
chest. The homeowner then fired two shots
at the intruder, killing him. .......... San Antonio
Express News
A Fort Wayne, IN, liquor store clerk did more than cover for a coworker
when he worked
an extra shift one Monday night. He may have saved the lives of
everyone in the store. . He
had come to work at the Cap'n Cork liquor store armed with a gun
he carries for personal
protection as he rides a bike to and from work. According to police
reports, a man entered
the liquor store carrying a rifle, which he fired into the air in
an apparent robbery attempt.
The armed employee then pulled his own gun and fatally shot the
would-be-robber. A possible
accomplice fled the store following the shooting. The Journal
Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN
A fugitive fleeing from sheriff's deputies broke into a Gilchrist,
OR home and was shot
dead by the homeowner, David Crider who had been notified by Oregon
State Police earlier
in the evening that a fugitive they had been chasing on the highway
had left his broken down
vehicle and was spotted near Crider's home. Around 4 AM, the Criders
heard the sounds of
someone breaking into their home and Mr. Crider armed himself with
a rifle. When he saw
the intruder, later identified as Mark Nelson, he thought the man
was holding something in
his hand. When Nelson raised his hand, Crider shot him. Investigators
at the scene later
discovered a 2 foot piece of pipe near Nelson's body. Eugene
Register Guard
"I knew this was my only chance to live" - - Dr. Samuel Peebles
Scott James Eizember had just killed three people and was hitch-hiking
down an Oklahoma
highway. He was known to Dr and Mrs Sam Peebles as a man they
had helped out in their
volunteer work at a food bank. But, they did not know about the
killings. Soon after they
picked him up, Eizember pulled a gun and began to ramble about how
he hated women and
offered to kill Mrs. Peebles and split the insurance money with
Dr. Peebles. After he had
forced them to drive him about 300 miles, he allowed a stop for
a pee break near Lufkin
Texas..
Dr. Peebles, knowing this was his only chance, pulled a .22 pistol
from the driver's side
pocket and shot Eizember four times while emptying the gun at him.
Even with four slugs
in him, the killer managed to steal their car and drive it to a
gas station where he collapsed
and died.
Moral to this story: Carry a gun and be sure it is big enough
to stop a crazed killer - a
22 may not be - dialing 911 won't help.
A Resident of Hempfield Township, PA, tried at first to halt a 3
am break-in at his house
by firing two shots. The intruder used a fireplace poker and
his fists to break out a pane
of glass, but refused to heed the warning and then charged the home
owner. The next time
the homeowner fired his handgun, striking the bandit in the legs.
This drove him out of the
house. The police arrested the suspect and later said he would
be charged with multiple
offenses. None of the family members - husband, wife or two
young daughters - - were
hurt in the home invasion.
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - Milwaukee, WI, 4/7/05
A 64 year-old traveler from Arkansas stopped to ask for directions
at a Milwaukee gas
station and soon found himself confronted by a gang of young men.
A fight started, during
which one attacker choked the motorists while a second beat the
man with his own cane.
Acting in self-defense, according to the police report, V.O. Goins
then pulled a handgun
from under the seat and shot and killed the 20-year-old thug who
had abeen choking him.
Officers responding to the scene found Goins' car keys on a juvenile
accomplice.
Editor's note: This information is excerpted from a book by John
Lott, "The Bias
Against Guns." and from the NRA magazine, America's
First Freedom.