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« Kickstarter promo of "The Filmography of Guns" | Main | Update on Oklahoma beheading & defense »

Making a self-defense story fit the desired narrative

Posted by David Hardy · 26 September 2014 12:51 PM

Moore, Oklahoma. Business fires violent nut case, he rams vehicle into headquarters, charges inside with knife, decapitates one woman, begins stabbing another...

An employee ends the assault (and almost certainly intended mass killing) with three fast shots from a rifle... given the setting, certainly a semi auto, and likely a dreaded "assault rifle." Employee is a reserve deputy (depending upon the jurisdiction, anything from a friend of the sheriff to a member of the "unorganized militia," an armed civilian who is available for public service if called upon).

So intended mass murderer uses a knife, defender stops it with gun and likely a terrible "assault weapon." How to make this fit the desired narrative?

CNN refers to the defender as a "coworker" who is "also an Oklahoma County reserve deputy." No mention of the firearm used.

A television station that runs the CNN story says "a sheriff's deputy shot Nolen."

Even Fox refers to the defender as an "off duty officer," while noting that he used a rifle.

I have yet to find a media account that describes the rifle (to be fair, that info may not yet be available, but I rather doubt we'll hear it later, either).

· Self defense

7 Comments | Leave a comment

Frank Masotti | September 26, 2014 3:09 PM | Reply

Yeah this does not fit the narrative for either side.

Matthew Carberry | September 26, 2014 7:47 PM | Reply

It *exactly* fits the pro-gun rights narrative.

I was a Reserve Marine. If I had acted in self-defense on the day job I did 330 days out of the year, to put any weight whatsoever on my Reserve status would be puerile sophistry. If he's not wearing the badge he is nothing more than any other legal carrier in practice.

And how does a legally armed person being free to have even a rifle to hand at work, in their CEO office or in their car, not support the reasonableness of being armed at all times and the stupidity of "gun free zones?"

This *is* our narrative.

Gwendolyn | September 27, 2014 6:30 AM | Reply

This shooter/hero......employee/aux ds.....is also the owner of the company

Mman | September 27, 2014 8:34 PM | Reply

Can't the NRA send someone to find out what rifle it was? Should be in the police report, which is public information.

Rich | September 29, 2014 12:38 PM | Reply

They way I heard/read it on the news made it sound like the man used a handgun, no hint that it was a rifle.
Though I do have to ask where is this place located that he keeps a rifle in his office?

Geodkyt | September 29, 2014 4:26 PM | Reply

rich --

I thought he retrieved whatever gun he used FROM HIS CAR.

Rich | September 29, 2014 7:09 PM | Reply

Geodkyt:

Thanks, did not see that anywhere yesterday, just saw it today

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