Thank goodness for the "good guy with a gun." (Rick Wilking/Reuters)But researchers have rejected the "good guy" scenario as a cowboy hero fantasy with a rare rate of success. Legislation, not more guns, is often touted by gun-control groups as a better solution to protecting Americans from gun violence like what happened in Texas. "When law enforcement officers come upon a scene, how do they know who the good guy is?" Valleco said the media downplays coverage of shootings in which armed Good Samaritans intervened.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2017 23:19 UTC