Democrats' latest gun-control push runs into inconvenient fact about how school killer was stopped
- Armed dad Kaylub Giamanco ends rampage at Silver Rail Elementary — the only thing that worked.
- Gun-control crowd tones deaf as Oregon's strict laws fail to stop shotgun-wielding teen.
- NRA and GOA pile on: 'Gun-free zones' are a magnet for maniacs, not a shield.
- Dems demand new laws while ignoring the 94% stat: mass shooters love 'no guns' signs.
Brief Summary
In the aftermath of the Oregon school tragedy, Democrats are once again rattling the saber of 'common-sense gun laws,' as if a new statute could have stopped a teenager from grabbing mommy's shotgun. But the inconvenient truth is that a legally-armed civilian with a good aim and bigger cojones than the entire U.S. Senate ended the threat. The usual suspects — Gun Owners of America, the NRA, and researcher John Lott — are gleefully pointing out that Oregon has every anti-gun measure on the progressive wish list, and the shooter wasn't stopped by a background check or a red-flag order. He was stopped by a father of two students named Kaylub Giamanco, who clearly didn't get the memo about being a helpless victim in a designated 'gun-free zone.' The political vultures are circling, but the evidence suggests the only thing that saves lives in these situations is a good guy with a gun — not another useless law for law-abiding citizens to obey.
Why This Matters
For the average reader, this is the starkest possible reminder that the government's 'gun-free zones' are not a force field — they're a target list. If you're a parent dropping your kid off at school, the debate over magazine capacity or waiting periods is an intellectual exercise; the real question is whether anyone in the building is allowed to fight back. This story confirms that when seconds count, the police are minutes away, and the only thing standing between your child and a madman is a citizen willing to ignore the 'no firearms' sign. The political fight over gun control is a sideshow — the practical takeaway is that your safety is your own problem, and the law often makes it illegal to solve it.