By John Lott
In Indianapolis on
Sunday, a law-abiding citizen carrying a concealed handgun stopped another mass public shooting. But these heroic acts happen
much more frequently than most imagine, because they rarely get national news
coverage. According to my research, there have been at least 10 similar cases over the last year, and 21 since the
beginning of 2020. And there is no reason to believe those tallies are
comprehensive, given how little media coverage is usually devoted to these
heroic acts. My organization has reviewed 64 total cases, but it is difficult
to dig up cases from further back, since local news stories are likely to have
disappeared from internet search results. [more...]
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