Mass Shootings Stopped by Armed Citizens

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Homeowner fires at demonstrators with handgun, killing one woman and injuring four others.

Demonstrator responds with own handgun, shooting attacker in the hip.

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DA says lives were saved.

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Armed neighbor responds, ending attack.

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Stories here, here, and here. This is the only known case of law enforcement shooting a responding armed citizen, although there are plenty of cases of law enforcement shooting bystanders.

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Not the best place to go nuts. Both employees and customers returned fire.

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Man upset over medical condition walks into store dressed in black, carrying AK-47.

Armed citizen holds him at gunpoint until police arrive. But he had another gun on him and tried to use that on responding police, who shot him dead.

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Shooter turned away because bar full. Returned to make it less full, injured four. Armed patrons returned fire, shooter at large.

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Stories here and here. This is one of the few places law enforcement is not armed. Cross-listing with my list of armed citizens saving cops. This one is unique as he likely prevented a mass shooting of cops!

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Police say employee saved multiple lives.

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Media focused on fact that killer was racist, but not the fact that armed citizen who stopped him was white.

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Good Samaritan quickly responded, police call him hero that saved multiple lives among the crowd of 200.

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Multiple carjackings as well as shooting at store. Stopped by an armed pastor.

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Two armed citizens called heros by police.

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Attacker had no connection with business, didn’t even own a car. Killed one, wounded another in parking lot, continued shooting inside. Two armed workers stopped the attack, police called them good samaritans and said attack could have been worse as business was packed with people.

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Hero NRA instructor Stephen Willeford used his AR-15 to stop the attack, which killed 26 but could have been much worse.

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Shot up several homes and several gas stations. Armed citizen responded at first gas station, causing him to break off attack.

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Killed one in parking lot. Wounded 6 in church. Usher gets pistol whipped, bleeding from head goes out to car and returns as Armed Usher and holds attacker at gunpoint. Police called him hero.

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Armed citizen restrained shooter until olice arrived. 2 killed, 3 injured.

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Another nightclub, a couple weeks after Orlando massacre. Unlike Florida, South Carolina allowed concealed handguns in bars. So killer was shot before he could shoot a fourth person.

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Sheriff says armed citizen saved lives. 2 killed.

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Driver shot man firing on group of people on Logan Square sidewalk.

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Man outside heard gunfire and ran into barber shop to stop shooter with one shot to chest.

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One killed, but shooter had lots of ammo. Police say armed doctor saved lives.

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Man upset about drink being thrown out decides to open fire on group of four people in two cars. One armed citizen responds, hitting main attacker, though there were two other shooters who kept firing as the two cars drove away. One woman was injured.

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Shooter, upset at being ejected, returns 30 minutes later with gun and mask, shoots ejecting bouncer in head, also wounds patron and waitress, gets fatally shot by another bouncer.

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Attacker upset about being ejected, shoots several patrons, is stopped by armed citizen as he reapproaches bar.

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Shot at store ceiling, herded employees into alley. One employee had a concealed handgun and fired when attacker looked away.

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Not a mass shooting but same idea. Purchased a knife at store and started using as weapon, seriously injuring two people.

Fire-armed citizen stopped it.

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One killed, then shooter was stopped by nephew of lady killed.

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Pastor’s grandson saw man grabbing shotgun from car. Man entered church and aimed at pastor and congregation. Grandson was armed and held shotgunner at gunpoint while two other church members held him on floor and pastor took shotgun.

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Amazing story. Read it:

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Bailey said he thought it was the end of his life and the lives of the 10 people inside his apartment for a birthday party after two masked men with guns burst in through a patio door.

“They just came in and separated the men from the women and said, ‘Give me your wallets and cell phones,’” said George Williams of the College Park Police Department.

Bailey said the gunmen started counting bullets. “The other guy asked how many (bullets) he had. He said he had enough,” said Bailey.

That’s when one student grabbed a gun out of a backpack and shot at the invader who was watching the men. The gunman ran out of the apartment. . . .

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Shooter kills two, reloads, begins shooting again, then is stopped by armed patron.

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An older case of woman with handgun stops man with AR:

Security guard Jeanne Assam stopped attacker after he killed two teenage sisters at the church. A few hours earlier, he had killed a young couple at another church youth center.

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Armed students subdued attacker after he killed dean, professor, and one female student, and wounded three others.

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Sick murderous couple kills two police officers, then armed citizen follows them into Walmart to stop them, where he is ambushed and killed, but the armed citizen bought time for others to escape.

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Armed citizen may have caused mall attacker to commit suicide merely by displaying his gun.

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Armed citizen exchanged gunfire, gave others time to escape.

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Prom chaperone fatally shot in head, another teacher and two students wounded. Hall owner chased after shooter with shotgun and held him at gunpoint for police.

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Asst Principal Joel Myrick saw shooter aiming deer rifle at students and pulling the trigger. Myrick ran out to his pickup to grab his 45 pistol and then was able to subdue the attacker, forcing him out of his mom’s car and stopping him from continuing his attack at the nearby junior high.

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