When I read stories like this, I wonder what the crime rate would be if responsible law abiding Americans really began to serve their communities. Carrying a concealed handgun for defensive purposes, with a government issued permit would make our communities safer. This is a right given to us by our Constitution in the Second Amendment. This is what happened when Jeanne Assam stopped a gunman carrying two handguns and an assault rifle with over 1,000 rounds of ammo, as he beseiged New Life Church
Denver News:
Security Guard: 'God Guided Me And Protected Me' Jeanne Assam Stopped Gunman At New Life Church Thomas Hendrick, News Editor POSTED: 4:46 pm MST December 10, 2007 UPDATED: 8:25 pm MST December 10, 2007 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Jeanne Assam appeared before the news media for the first time Monday and said she "did not think for a minute to run away" when a gunman entered the New Life Church in Colorado Springs and started shooting.