Jessica Flag - a leader of the "Million Moms" (really 80,000) says:
"The best way to deal with a person with a gun is to say," 'I know you're upset.' Compassion is the answer. They are human beings and want the same things I do. Try to be compassionate with them and relate to them."
Sandra Suter, a Florida permit holder, used her handgun to stop a knife-wielding assailant at a local Walmart. The assailant had already slashed two employees, and was rampaging about the store threatening others. Suter drew her pistol and ordered the madman to stop. Looking down the barrel of a .40-caliber semiautomatic gave him a quick burst of sanity. He quietly surrendered to the grandmother.
Kim Mariani, a spokesperson for Handgun Control said about the incident:
"God forbid something went wrong," she said. "It just escalates the situation, and a lot of times it's unnecessary."
On a muggy summer night, Jacksonville, Florida resident Susan Gonzalez sat on her couch watching television. Suddenly, two masked home invaders burst through her front door. Terrified, she ran into her bedroom and slammed the door shut. But one of the intruders fired through the door, striking Gonzalez in the chest. As her husband fought the intruders, Susan Gonzalez retrieved a .22-caliber revolver and shot one of the men dead.
Nancy Hwa, spokesperson for the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, when asked if Mrs. Gonzalez's actions were warranted, said,:
"Incidences like Mrs. Gonzalez's are very rare," she proclaimed. "People have to weigh the risk of losing a TV, jewelry, or whatever vs. losing their life."
