(The above video is about one hour long, and if you are pro-gun or anti-gun you might learn something about the subject by accident, It is posted Feb 27, 2018).
Steven Crowder is interviewing students at a university in Texas in 2018. There had just been a shooting just prior to this frank discussion with students.
He mentions Stephen Willeford who he interviewed on his show. Willeford woke up from a nap next door to the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs Texas. He heard shots and stopped a gunman who was shooting innocent people in the church, the gunman had killed 26 people at that point. Willeford shot the suspect who fled in his idling truck, then he flagged down a truck and pursued the suspect until the chase ended in the suspect’s death by self-inflicted shot to the head.
None of the students had heard of the heroic act of Mr Willeford who defended the remaining church goers from a possible violent death.
Steven Crowder mentions in a CDC study in 2018 between 500,000 and 3 million people were saved through the defensive use of firearms.
While the above video is from 2018, Steven Crowder’s frank discussion with college students is timeless and could be done at any institute of higher learning. At a university one would think students had achieved a level of critical thinking in which to discern basic ideas which help one to achieve ones goals, yet their emotional gibberish speaks against any critical thinking. It appears not many students know the basic vocabulary or terms of firearms as they have never been exposed to them. There are some light bulbs going on in students minds when the light of truth shines on their ignorance.
This activity should be a basic way to engage in conversation over the beliefs of Conservatives and those who love freedom in the United States of America. It is a form of apologetics in which people defend their beliefs without shouting or engaging in disrespect to another person.
CDC Study on How Firearms Save Lives
Center for Disease Control (CDC) states in their Firearm Violence Prevention page between 60,000 to 2.5 million people have been saved with defensive use of firearms in 2018.
Under the section in the link about 3/4 of the way down the page they define what a Defensive Gun Use is and how often it occurs. With the numbers they mention you’d think they they would put the numbers on the top of their page.
Although definitions of defensive gun use vary, it is generally defined as the use of a firearm to protect and defend one’s self, family, others, and/or property against crime or victimization.
Estimates of defensive gun use vary depending on the questions asked, populations studied, timeframe, and other factors related to the design of studies. The report Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence indicates a range of 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year. (from the following link listed above the quoted text www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/fastfact.html)
The “Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence” report is for sale on the website. It is from 2013.
The CDC mentions what a gun injury is, and if you know anyone who has ever served in the military or law enforcement, they’ll say a gunshot is a wound not an injury. An injury is if you break a limb or bruise some part of your anatomy. Perhaps the CDC’s use of the word “injury” might be where this terminology started.
Be wary of Gun Free Zones and Be Situationally Aware
Most of the active shooter cases have been in what are known as Gun Free Zones. We USA Citizens have a right to bear arms and yet stores. schools, and government institutions have set up gun free zones to prevent law abiding citizens from carrying their defensive weapons. If you can’t go into these locations with your conceal carry weapons these locations essentially become lawlessness zones where criminals, by definition, can perform their criminal activities without a fear from someone stopping them.
There is a fine for those who bring concealed carry weapons into a gun-free zone, it is a relatively minor fine if caught to ensure your safety everywhere.
If you would like to exercise your free will you can become concealed carry weapon trained by going to a certified CCW Training, see the USCCA Concealed Carry Training IN St Paul, story posted earlier. There are other CCW Trainings in the Twin Cities Metro Area.
Here is a USCCA survival guide for those who might want to know what to do during a mass shooting. It is from the US Concealed Carry Association. USCCA Mass Shooting Survival Guide
This website is not directly associated with the USCCA, nor does it benefit from posting it’s material. The admin, Publius Jr, did take CCW training through the USCCA in St Paul MN.