Shooting, Part II - Concealed-carry

Shooting, Part II - Concealed-carry activists are frequently asked why we can't use pepper spray, or mace, or martial arts or stun guns instead of firearms.

Yesterday's shooting of the mentally-ill Somali man shows where non-lethal forms of resistance to violence fall short. If your attacker is on drugs, or severely mentally-impaired, non-lethal force is very frequently ineffective.

According to the FBI, not resisting a violent attack is seven times as likely to get you killed as resisting with a handgun (not necessarily killing the attacker). Non-lethal means? Four times as much.