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The missing gun. (Scan).(Appalachian Law School shooting)(Brief Article)
Another U.S. school shooting occurred in January. This time, it took place in Virginia, at the Appalachian Law School. As usual, there were calls for more gun control.
In this age of "gun-free school zones" one fact was missing from virtually all news coverage: The attack was stopped by two male students who had guns in their cars. The fast responses of Mikael Gross, 34, and Tracy Bridges, 25, undoubtedly saved lives.
Mikael was outside the law school just returning from lunch when Peter Odighizuwa started his attack. Tracy was in a classroom waiting for class to start. When the shots rang out, utter chaos erupted. "People were running everywhere," Mikael said. "They were jumping behind cars, running out in front of traffic, trying to get away."
Mikael and Tracy did something quite different: Both immediately ran to their cars and got their guns. Along with Ted Besen (who was unarmed), the two men approached Odighizuwa from different sides. As Tracy explained it, "I aimed my gun at him, and Peter tossed his gun down. Ted approached Peter, and Peter hit Ted in the jaw. Ted pushed him back and we all jumped on."
What is remarkable is that out of 280 separate news stories (from a Lexis-Nexis database search) in the week after the event, only four mentioned that the student heroes had guns. Only two local newspapers (the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Charlotte Observer) mentioned that the young men actually pointed their guns at the attacker to end his rampage.
Much more typical was the reporting in the Washington Post, where the heroes were described as ...
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