Tag Archives: guns

Self Defense?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by bigWOWO

Thanks Mojo–another violent incident coming straight out of Philly. This incident is a bit gray in terms of what happened and what the consequences should be.

If you look at the video above, there was a shooting on a busy street. Some facts are not in dispute: Gerald Ung, a third year law student, fired six gunshots at Edward DiDonato, a former captain of the Villanova University lacrosse team, hitting him in the hand, abdomen, shoulders, and chest. Immediately after the shooting, Ung used his cell phone to call the police and waited until they arrived. He’s being charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. The gun was licensed. DiDonato is a nephew of a prominent Philly politician.

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Shooting Under Fire

Posted on April 12, 2009 by bigWOWO

picture-3After the rampage in Binghamton last week, 80/20 had a segment on guns.  I’d recommend watching the whole thing.  You can see it here.

My favorite part was the experiment where they tested people’s ability to react under fire.  They put people into a classroom environment with a real gun loaded with paint pellets, and then they re-enacted a mass shooting.  As the study showed, even with training, it’s hard for armed civilians to defend themselves–some of them got the guns caught in their shirts, some got shot in the head, and some just froze.  People think they could avoid the violence if only they were armed, but it’s not as simple as it seems.

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