> According to Ryan, a Massachusetts State Police trooper was the first law enforcement officer to respond, and he was aided by an armed citizen; a yet-to-be-identified Marine who the D.A. says was licensed to carry a gun. The pair engaged Brown, who had already shot two people by that point, and were able to stop his attack with multiple shots of their own.
> That’s right. None of the state’s draconian gun laws prevented this crime, but an armed citizen was able to stop it thanks to the fact that they were exercising their right to carry.
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MA and many liberal states also have trouble stopping drunk drivers from driving. Before I moved out of MA, there was a guy with 11 CONVICTIONS for DUI but somehow he still is able to drive while drunk.
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> According to Ryan, a Massachusetts State Police trooper was the first law enforcement officer to respond, and he was aided by an armed citizen; a yet-to-be-identified Marine who the D.A. says was licensed to carry a gun. The pair engaged Brown, who had already shot two people by that point, and were able to stop his attack with multiple shots of their own.
> That’s right. None of the state’s draconian gun laws prevented this crime, but an armed citizen was able to stop it thanks to the fact that they were exercising their right to carry.
MA and many liberal states also have trouble stopping drunk drivers from driving. Before I moved out of MA, there was a guy with 11 CONVICTIONS for DUI but somehow he still is able to drive while drunk.