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In light of protests and emotional stories I figured I would share mine. When I was 18 I was with a group of friends in July at a Sonic drive in one evening. We were peacefully enjoying ice cream when 2 teens with bandanas covering their mouths walked up and indiscriminately started shooting at people and objects. Our first instinct was to hid as running makes you a target. I remember me and my friends looked to take cover as quickly as possible when they weren't looking at us or in our general direction. I hid behind a Toyota, my brother in some bushes, and the 2 other girls we were with each hid behind different cars. We sat their motionless and in silence trying to phone 911 with our flip phones. The shooters entered the central area where the workers were also trying to hide/escape and they began shooting at them. The manager, thankfully, was a lawfully adult who was carrying a concealed handgun. He shot one of the teens in the torso and they both ran out behind the drive in to later be apprehended by police.
As a victim and witness of gun violence my life was saved by a lawful gun owner who used his firearm to attack 2 evil people out for innocent blood. Had he not had a gun I would have hated to see what would have happened in between the time of free fire and police being able to get to the scene. I could very well had been murdered by the 2 teenagers evading gun control illegally possessing and discharging firearms.
I was so inspired by the speeches and protesters today that I joined the NRA :lol:
I'm all for common sense gun control laws that with evidence would reduce the amount of firearms in the hands of those who would use them for evil. But I also strongly support our 2nd Amendment Constitutional rights and very well may owe my life to that right that many want to violate and/or take away.
As a victim and witness of gun violence my life was saved by a lawful gun owner who used his firearm to attack 2 evil people out for innocent blood. Had he not had a gun I would have hated to see what would have happened in between the time of free fire and police being able to get to the scene. I could very well had been murdered by the 2 teenagers evading gun control illegally possessing and discharging firearms.
I was so inspired by the speeches and protesters today that I joined the NRA :lol:
I'm all for common sense gun control laws that with evidence would reduce the amount of firearms in the hands of those who would use them for evil. But I also strongly support our 2nd Amendment Constitutional rights and very well may owe my life to that right that many want to violate and/or take away.