If Only They Had A Gun

Nathan Hubert admitted assaulting and killing Sheila Chrast during a 90-minute fight after the two argued in her Sauk Rapids apartment, Benton County Attorney Robert Raupp said. The court complaint charging Hubert indicates that an autopsy showed Chrast had been beaten and that she had multiple broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and liver injuries. A hammer and a screwdriver, both with blood on them, were found inside the apartment and blood was smeared on the apartment walls. Hubert admitted strangling Chrast and stabbing her with a screwdriver.  More information here.

In the above situation, and countless others, innocent people have been harmed by the action of a criminal. Had there been an armed, law abiding citizen in the area, tragedy may very well have been averted. Americans use guns for self defense every 13 seconds, and that is perhaps the best reason to have a gun. These people are certainly glad they had a gun for self defense.