Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: Why I don't go to public shooting ranges. [View all]Larissa
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. . . except on the target. And some of these folks are the same ones that open carry long guns to statehouses because they're pissed off about wearing masks/Covid-19 curfews. Their guns represent some sort of power for them yet they are absent of the skills to handle them safely.
The mess of bullet holes that missed the target reminded me of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre that took place in 1984. The former Green Beret police sniper had only one chance -- from 35 yards -- to take the perpetrator out who had killed 21 people and was moving around inside of the McDonald's. A miss could have been catastrophic for the remaining survivors trapped with the perp.
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/07/20/Police-marksman-just-did-his-job/2093459144000/