News Station Puts Concealed Carry Permit Holders to the Test in Realistic ‘Good Guys’ vs. ‘Bad Guys’ Scenarios

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

Active shooter situations are usually quick and surprising — so just how prepared are concealed carry holders?

WFAA-TV decided to find out. Building off the National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre’s famous statement that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” the news station decided to put a group of “good guys” to the test and enlisted the help of Shawn Clary, a SWAT team member and tactical instructor with 22 years experience as a “bad guy.”

The good guys had myriad levels of experience. Matthew Beeman, 41, had just six hours of training; Brian Martin, 30, had 10 hours of training; Mary Bannan, 67, had 25 hours of training; and Royce Hardin, 68, had 50 hours of training.

All of the participants were armed with training pistols that shot pellets and wore helmets and goggles. Clary had an AK-47 that shot pellets and was protected by body armor — something the contestants were not made aware of. The four would have to shoot him in the head, neck or pelvis in order to “kill” him.

In the first situation, the participants — or “good guys” — were in …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze