Good news everybody! Three potential mass shootings foiled!
(CNN) Authorities this weekend announced they had foiled three potential mass shootings after arresting three men in different states who expressed interest in or threatened to carry them out.
All three cases were brought to authorities’ attention thanks to tips from the public.
In the story we learn about these men, how the public told the police about them, what they allegedly said on social media and in text messages and what they were arrested for. They are:
James Patrick Reardon, Ohio. Tristan Scott Wix, Florida. Brandon Wagshol, Connecticut
This is a good thing. So, how will the guns everywhere crowd respond? By not reading the article and screaming about “Pre-crime! 2nd Amendment rights! 400 rounds is not a lot of ammunition!”
And there will also be people who understand both the need to protect the safety of the public and people’s rights and civil liberties.
Read the article, LINK there are some questions unanswered, and there will be challenges in these cases that is to be expected. It’s part of due process and that’s important.
What to note is the gun people will want to push a slippery slope idea when . . . → Read More: 3 Potential Mass Shootings Foiled