Gun-Free Lesson
Bend, Oregon School Shooting Exposes Gap between Weapons Policies and Real-World Protection
When an armed community member pursued and fatally shot the gunman who attacked Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, he did something Gun Owners of America (GOA) Stephen Willeford knows about firsthand. He confronted a killer while innocent people were being gunned down. Four victims, including three children and a teacher, were killed, but the armed citizen’s intervention stopped the attacker from continuing his assault.
The punishment for anyone having a weapon on school grounds in Bend, Oregon is harsh. However, in this case, once again, a responsible person with a gun likely prevented much more death.
- Armed civilian intervenes in Bend school shooting, stopping the attacker
- Stephen Willeford draws parallels to confronting Sutherland Springs church shooter
- How split-second decisions can save lives during mass shootings
- Why armed citizens may act before law enforcement arrives
- School security, civilian preparedness and the realities of active-shooter emergencies
ABOUT STEPHEN WILLEFORD…Stephen Willeford represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with a gun” for helping stop the gunman responsible for the 2017 shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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