Colorado concealed carry permit holder ends church shooting
December 9, 2007

A 42-year-old parishner of a Colorado church, stopped a crazed gunman from continuing his killing spree. Jeanne Assam, a former police officer and current concealed carry permit holder engaged the suspect as he fired his assault weapon randomly through the church. The gunman had already killed two teenage sisters in the parking lot as well as wounding their father. Ms. Assam told the suspect to surrender and when he refused and pointed his weapon at her, she fired.

After the shooting, a witness said “she was completely exposed. I was in Vietnam for 14 months in combat, and it’s the bravest thing I’ve ever witnessed. She kept yelling, ‘Surrender,’ and returned fire the complete time. That’s the calmest, bravest thing I‘ve ever seen“

Suicidal gunman kills 8 in Omaha shopping mall designated as a “gun free zone”.
December 5, 2007

A suicidal man walked into a crowded Omaha mall and began shooting with a rifle. He killed 8 people and wounded numerous others.

This mall had designated itself as a “gun free zone”. This means that law abiding citizens with concealed carry permits are not allowed to bring their firearms into the mall to protect themselves. Obviously the “no gun” rule didn’t matter to the gunman.

How many lives could have been spared if one citizen had a lawfully carried firearm?
We’ll never know.