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In reply to the discussion: Weapons common on Oregon college campus despite 'gun-free zone' [View all]jimmy the one
(2,717 posts)39. more truth about jeanne assam
Jeanne Assam was not an average citizen exercising her Second Amendment rights.
Prior to attending the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, she had gone to police academy and served as a police officer in Minneapolis. As a consequence of her training, she knew how to safely use a firearm. Although she was no longer working as a cop at the time of the attack, Assam was still licensed to carry a firearm, and she had been specially appointed by the New Life Church as an armed security guard.
Assam and her fellow guards were already on high alert the day of the shooting because they had heard about the attack at YWAM earlier that morning.
In other words, Assam was not just a gun carrier; she was the ideal combination of professional experience, forewarned preparation, and bravery.
But if Jeanne Assams story proves anything, its that guns are most effective in the hands of highly-trained, morally-upright* individuals who have been appointed to the task of public safety. I doubt that many of the people who share this meme have one-tenth the training that Assam has in the safe use of firearms, nor that, placed in a similar situation, they would become the saviors they fantasize about being.
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Prior to attending the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, she had gone to police academy and served as a police officer in Minneapolis. As a consequence of her training, she knew how to safely use a firearm. Although she was no longer working as a cop at the time of the attack, Assam was still licensed to carry a firearm, and she had been specially appointed by the New Life Church as an armed security guard.
Assam and her fellow guards were already on high alert the day of the shooting because they had heard about the attack at YWAM earlier that morning.
In other words, Assam was not just a gun carrier; she was the ideal combination of professional experience, forewarned preparation, and bravery.
But if Jeanne Assams story proves anything, its that guns are most effective in the hands of highly-trained, morally-upright* individuals who have been appointed to the task of public safety. I doubt that many of the people who share this meme have one-tenth the training that Assam has in the safe use of firearms, nor that, placed in a similar situation, they would become the saviors they fantasize about being.
https://stupidbadmemes.wordpress.com/tag/jeanne-assam/
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It was a video, not a tweet- but she still said it *and you know it, as you replied to it*:
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#42
Also, Shannon Watts is demonstrated liar and a poor excuse for a Democrat...
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#43
I believe my examples met your criteria. Whether *you* agree or disagree is not my concern n/t
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#54
Shannon Watts is a proven liar and a piss-poor excuse for a Democrat
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#51
Don't take the shouting and handwaving too much to heart- we're dealing with a version of these:
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#61
Respectfully, carrying a weapon is for self-defense, not strategic law enforcement...
Eleanors38
Oct 2015
#8
I believe one of gejohnston's graphics best describes the situation:
friendly_iconoclast
Oct 2015
#58
That should be changed. No reason to coddle terrorists on university campuses.
stone space
Oct 2015
#9