Posted August 11, 2022 9:00 am by Comments

By Grace Stevens

While [Eli] Dicken was praised for his courage and skill – squeezing off his first shot 15 seconds after the attack began, from a distance of 40 yards – much of the news coverage drew from FBI-approved statistics to assert that armed citizens almost never stop such attackers: “Rare in US for an active shooter to be stopped by bystander” (Associated Press); “Rampage in Indiana a rare instance of armed civilian ending mass shooting” (Washington Post); and “After Indiana mall shooting, one hero but no lasting solution to gun violence” (New York Times). 
Continue reading Lott: The FBI Consistently Understates the Number of Armed Citizens Who Stop Mass Shootings? at The Truth About Guns.

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