Gun laws didn't stop Utah shooter

Here is one reason why I'm glad I got my Concealed Carry permit (CCW) - I only wish fewer places were off-limits to carrying.

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This guy is a perfect example of why more gun laws are NOT the solution to such episodes. He had a shotgun...not an evil semi-automatic assault weapon (otherwise known as diabolic death hose)...and even rabid anti-gunners admit that shotguns have a place among the hordes of small game hunters throughout the country. He also was illegally carrying a .38 caliber pistol (age for ownership is 21.) He walked into a mall with these items concealed (broke another law there...tsk! tsk!) and opened fire. He killed six people and wounded four.
A call to 911 didn't stop the gunner...it was an off-duty police officer, out on a date, who happened to be carrying his weapon. He engaged the guy in a gun battle and pinned him down until help arrived.
The police are NEVER going to be able to arrive quickly enough to stop such an act...the best defense is provided by armed law-abiding citizens who have passed the background checks and training requirements to receive their CCW.
More laws only hinder those who are predisposed to obey them.

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LGF ponders whether this is another case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome (hat tip LGF), something the police and mainstream media habitually fall all over themselves to disguise.
Young, male Muslim...violent rampage with car, gun, bomb, other tool of destruction...it's becoming a very common story here and worldwide. I'm not anti-Muslim...I am, however, anti Jihadi Muslim. I object most strongly to people who are trying to kill me and my family. Islam needs to get its house in order with regard to the hate spewed by some of its imams and the destruction caused by its young radicals or risk guilt by association and the inevitable consequences.
In the meantime, I've got my CCW and this (and others) to provide some measure of defense.