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Originally Posted by redpoint5
There was a fella named Brenton Tarrant that needed shooting, preferably well before he murdered 51 people. That's my take though; others think a mental health professional should have spoken calming words of affirmation to him.
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I wager it's a bit more complicated than that.
I have no doubt most of those 51 people could legally have had guns had they wanted them, and simply chose not to. It's my impression the friends and families of the victims likely still choose not to have guns.
If someone took him out before he murdered 51 people, it would have been an international incident, since he was a foreigner. By a group of armed Muslims, no less.
Additionally, you can count on your hands how many mass shootings (more than two people) this country has had since its founding. Last I checked, the US has more than 500 per year.
Also, the police were on scene within 6 minutes.
I've personally been in a mass shooting - in Florida. When the guy came into the library and started firing, in a heavily armed state, it was very clearly not in everyone's mind to shoot back. He was shot dead by the police in minutes. It did not occur to me afterward to start carrying in public. Instead, I later opted to move somewhere with less gun violence.