One year ago today, on July 17, 2022, a mass shooter was stopped by an armed citizen at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana. This incident, which happened two months after the horrific massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, stood as a stark contrast that made the case for immediate, defensive intervention by armed citizens in lieu of waiting for law enforcement whose performance may be appalling.
One year ago today, on July 17, 2022, a mass shooter was stopped by an armed citizen at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana. This incident, which happened two months after the horrific massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, stood as a stark contrast that made the case for immediate, defensive intervention by armed citizens in lieu of waiting for law enforcement whose performance may be appalling.
Like a typical predator, the assailant chose the time and place of his attack, his weapons, and did extensive preparations including destroying his laptop and cellphone. He unfortunately managed to take the lives of three innocent human beings and would have taken many more lives, but what he was not prepared for was an armed defender who could fight back.
Within fifteen seconds, the armed citizen engaged the attacker with his Glock handgun from forty yards, scoring an incredible eight out of ten hits. The attacker was thus stopped.
By Ranjit Singh
