Tales from the Nuthouse: Lest You Think I have a Really Cool Job

[Griff]

I revived it because for the first time NPR has reported on someone defending his own and the lives of others with a gun. That person is a doctor who works in a nuthouse local to our resident wrangler.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by Griff

I revived it because for the first time NPR has reported on someone defending his own and the lives of others with a gun. ...

It's unusual to see the news industry report on those occurrences. They generally practice the biases of their sources of revenue. Occasionally there's a spin they can use such as a doctor saving lives in an unconventional manner; or, a veteran continuing to do at home what he was trained to do in the military as in this story:

Veteran With Concealed Carry Permit Shoots Back At Chicago Gunman

[xoxoxoBruce]

From UT's link.

"I believe it was his practice for his own self protection to carry a firearm," Whelan said. The prosecutor said that had the doctor not had a gun and fired back, "he would probably not be alive today," Whelan said.

The Doctor was stone lucky, he needs better training.