Judge Ambushed, Gunned Down Outside Ohio Courthouse
21st August 2017
The ambush occurred outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania and West Virginia state lines. Steubenville City Manager James Mavromatis told local mediathat a gunman ambushed the judge as he entered the courthouse Monday morning. Bruzzese, who was armed, returned fire at the assailant. An unnamed probation officer at the scene also fired on the would-be assassin. The gunman was killed, though it is not clear who fired the fatal shot. Police have not yet released the shooter’s identity.
If it had been a “Gun Free Zone”, they’d both be dead now.
The only defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
August 22nd, 2017 at 13:30
“If it had been a “Gun Free Zone”, they’d both be dead now.”
“Gun Free Zones” don’t apply to police officers or bailiffs. The probation officer would still have been at the scene, would still have returned fire. Result? Who can say? But your attempt to turn this into yet another example of how ordinary citizens with guns can prevent or deter crime is specious.
August 22nd, 2017 at 18:22
And your attempt to handwave away the fact that an armed victim improved the odds is even more specious.