FireArm Friday: One Law-Abiding American with a Firearm Is All It Takes - #2A
Armed Civilian Stops Active Shooter, Once Again Proving Good Guys with Guns Matter
Armed Civilian Stops Active Shooter, Once Again Proving Good Guys with Guns Matter
(Bronson Winslow, Restoration News) - We keep saying it, but when will the disarmament lobby listen?
One law-abiding American with a firearm is all it takes to thwart would-be murderers. That timeless truth was once again proven on Saturday, August 1, when 35-year-old Jordan Salinas pinned down 24-year-old gunman Chad William during a shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Idaho.
Countless lives were saved because one man chose to set aside his own self-preservation for the sake of others. He did not act recklessly, but with courage, composure, and skill. And of course, this was all made possible because the Second Amendment guaranteed his lawful right to own a firearm.
“There’s a task that needs to be done, and we’re the ones who need to do it,” Salinas said.
Zooming Out
For decades, the anti-gun lobby has relentlessly peddled anti-gun narratives across the mainstream airwaves. As mass shootings became all too common headlines, these same advocacy groups marched over the graves of innocents to blame the firearm—not the crazed individual wielding it.
In their rush to condemn the Second Amendment, however, these ideologues forgot one sound truth…
