{"id":214248,"date":"2025-03-20T10:25:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=214248"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:25:43","slug":"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time a mass shooting happens, the media won\u2019t shut up about it\u2014wall-to-wall coverage, emotional appeals, and a predictable push for more gun control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when an armed citizen stops a mass shooting? Silence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what Colion Noir called out in his latest breakdown, highlighting a new <a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\">study<\/a> from John Lott\u2019s Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) that completely dismantles the anti-gun argument that good guys with guns don\u2019t stop bad guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4hpGmJK_hI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Noir, this study wrecks every excuse gun control advocates throw out against armed citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He lays out how the data proves that law-abiding gun owners are far more effective and responsible in stopping mass shooters than the media would have you believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-the-data-the-anti-gun-crowd-won-t-talk-about\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\" data-level=\"2\">The Data the Anti-Gun Crowd Won\u2019t Talk About<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-more-guns-more-first-responders\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\" data-level=\"2\">More Guns, More First Responders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-why-the-media-stays-silent\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\" data-level=\"2\">Why the Media Stays Silent<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-noir-s-final-take\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\" data-level=\"2\">Noir\u2019s Final Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-data-the-anti-gun-crowd-won-t-talk-about\"><strong>The Data the Anti-Gun Crowd Won\u2019t Talk About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In his signature no-nonsense style, Noir goes straight for the facts. The study reviewed every reported case of a concealed carry permit holder stopping an active shooter from 2014 to 2023, and the numbers tell a story the media refuses to cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out of 180 cases, only one involved a bystander being shot\u2014just 0.56% of incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Armed citizens did not interfere with police at all\u2014zero cases of getting in the way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only one permit holder had their gun taken away\u2014again, just 0.56%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And then Noir <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-sierras-new-gamechanger-bullets\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2321\">delivers the comparison that makes the gun<\/a> control lobby squirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>During the same period, 27 police officers were killed while trying to stop active shooters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 100 officers were wounded in shootouts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four police officers mistakenly shot the wrong person\u2014including other cops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The same anti-gun politicians and media figures telling Americans to &#8220;just call the police&#8221; seem awfully quiet about the fact that law-abiding citizens made fewer mistakes than <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-hunt-smith-puppy-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2322\">trained<\/a> officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-survey-americans-dont-think-gun-control-reduces-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\" title=\"Study Proves Armed Citizens Stop Mass Shootings\">New Survey: Americans Don\u2019t Think Gun Control Reduces Crime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Noir puts it, the gun control crowd says civilians can\u2019t be trusted with firearms because we\u2019re not professionals\u2014yet the data clearly shows that armed citizens aren\u2019t the problem. They\u2019re a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-guns-more-first-responders\"><strong>More Guns, More First Responders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir doesn\u2019t just talk about what the study proves\u2014he talks about why it happens. The answer is numbers and proximity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are way more armed civilians than police officers,&#8221; Noir points out. &#8220;If something bad happens, who&#8217;s more likely to be there first? A cop who\u2019s 5, 10, 20 minutes away? Or the guy in the store who\u2019s already armed?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in cities like New York, where police are everywhere, crime still happens because cops can\u2019t be everywhere at once. When seconds count, police are minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why, as Noir highlights, countries like Israel actively encourage civilians to be armed. Their government understands that the best first responder is the one who\u2019s already there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not some wild theory,&#8221; Noir says. &#8220;It just works. It\u2019s been working. And this study proves it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-the-media-stays-silent\"><strong>Why the Media Stays Silent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Then comes the real kicker\u2014Noir doesn\u2019t just expose the data, he exposes why the media refuses to cover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When a mass shooting happens, the media runs wall-to-wall coverage for days,&#8221; Noir says. &#8220;But when an armed citizen stops the shooting? Nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He points to a case in Virginia where an off-duty federal agent took down a mass shooter in just 20 seconds\u2014but mainstream outlets barely covered it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not CNN.  Not MSNBC.  Even the so-called &#8220;neutral&#8221; outlets don&#8217;t cover it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Why?&#8221; Noir asks. &#8220;Because it destroys their narrative.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Noir, the media isn\u2019t in the business of telling the truth\u2014they\u2019re in the business of pushing an agenda. And that agenda almost always leads to more gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-noir-s-final-take\"><strong>Noir\u2019s Final Take<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir ends with a clear message: the data doesn\u2019t lie. Armed citizens save lives, and the numbers prove it. The only question left is why the anti-gun media refuses to talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colion Noir isn\u2019t just talking about defending America\u2014he\u2019s challenging the media and gun control advocates to face the facts. 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