Mass shootings happen in "gun-free zones" for a reason, which is also the reason that there are not more law-abiding citizens stopping mass shootings. Most people are like me, they leave their guns at home in a safe. The number of guns and percentage of households with guns does not equate to guns on the street.

A few years ago, I decided to look up the FBI's listed mass shootings in my greater metropolitan area. When most people hear the words "mass shootings" they think of the relatively rare spectacular and highly publicized events. That wasn't on their list. What was there was drug deals gone bad. Misuse of words is something you have commented on here in The Commentary. A shootout between drug dealers should not be conflated with a school, church or store shooting.

In this instance, the GGWAG wisely braced against a pole which reduces shaking and increases accuracy and if there had been another GGWAG he wouldn't have been a man with a rifle actively shooting terrified people eating at a table in the food court. I certainly wouldn't shoot at a man who was shooting at a man actively engaged in mass murder.

Get rid of the guns? It will have the same effect as gun free zones, more defenseless innocent people. But then in America, getting rid of the guns is not likely to happen. Perhaps some percentage of the population will willingly give them up, but there will be plenty left for the criminals. There is quite a market for stolen firearms being sold to felons who are prohibited possessors.