Karl's Rule

[karlunity]

Oregon Umpqua Community College
Prayers for the students and their families.
Learn from this. STAY FAR AWAY FROM "GUN FREE ZONES'
Any place or institution that takes away your right to self defence in a troubled age is NOT a place you should be in.

karl

[AzRednek]

Mixed news reports about the status of being a so-called gun free zone. Best I gathered. Somebody in the school's brass announced the campus being a gun free zone a few days prior to the shooting. To the best of my knowledge there were no signs posted or mention of it being gun free before the recent announcement by somebody in the schools mgmt. announced it. Fox News interviewed somebody that was packing a Glock 40 concealed.

 

The gun free announcement may have been the trigger that turned the suicidal nut job loose. Knowing the soft target just got softer with guns being prohibited. No armed resistance in a some what rural area a good distance away from an immediate police response. Unarmed security guard (or guards depending on who reported it) only carrying Mace not even a club. The lunatic probably assumed it was going to be a cake walk.

 

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[Dr.Hess]

http://5newsonline.com/2015/10/02/you-arent-getting-by-me-hero-student-tries-to-block-oregon-gunman-from-classroom/

 

 

ROSEBURG, Ore. -- As a gunman went from classroom to classroom opening fire on students at Oregon's Umpqua Community College Thursday, Chris Mintz knew he had to do something.

When the gunman tried to enter the army veteran's class, Mintz, 30, told the students in his classroom to get to a safe place and said, "you're not getting by me."

"At that point, the shooter shot (Mintz) five times and the shooter moved on and apparently didn't go in to that classroom," Pastor Dennis Kreiss told People. "I applaud the guy's heroism. He may have saved the people in that classroom."

Seven other people were injured when a gunman -- identified as Chris Harper Mercer-- opened fire at Oregon's Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.

Mintz spent most of Thursday in surgery after receiving five gunshots during the attack. Family members said Mintz was able to talk to loved ones before going into surgery, according to WGHP.

“Tries to block the door to keep the gunman from coming in, gets shot three times, hits the floor, looks up at gunman and says its my son's birthday today, gets shot two more times,” Chris' aunt, Wanda Mintz, told KCPQ.

Mintz told family members he heard gunshots in another classroom and tried to keep the gunman from entering his classroom.

“He could have very easily died,” said Wanda Mintz, the victim’s aunt. “I really think that if he wasn't such a strong, young guy, he may have died.”

Family members said both of Mintz’s legs are broken and he will have to relearn to walk, but he is now recovering and expected to survive. No vital organs were hit.

Mintz has been in the military for at least 10 years and was in Oregon, primarily, to raise his son, according to his family.

“My brother talked to Chris on the phone while Chris was walking into school to tell him to remind his grandson that grandpa said, ‘Happy Birthday,’” said Wanda Mintz.

Grandfather, father and son spent a week together before Chris began his second year of classes at Umpqua Community College. Thursday was his fourth day back.

“His vital signs are OK; he's going to have to learn to walk again but he walked away with his life and that's more than so many other people did,” said Ariana Earnhardt, Chris’ cousin.

In all, the gunman killed at least nine people and wounded others. One survivor says the gunman demanded that his victims state their religion before he started shooting. Mercer was eventually shot and killed by police.

[AzRednek]

Kelly Files did a segment on that guy last night. He is indeed a hero. Kelly mentioned there is a GoFundMe page started for him. Going to cost big bucks for the rehabilitative physical therapy the guy will need. I know from personal experience. Insurance coverage for physical therapy doesn't pay very well.