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An Armed Father Acted. Is the Media Missing the Bigger Story?
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When an armed citizen intervenes, does the public hear the whole story?
Mark Walters welcomes Dr. John R. Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center and Breitbart News’ AWR Hawkins for an Armed American Radio Sunday MonsterCast focused on defensive gun use, media coverage, and school safety.
Lott challenges the active-shooter statistics cited in an Associated Press report. He explains why he believes missing cases and inconsistent classifications understate armed civilian intervention—and why those distinctions matter when the numbers reach newsrooms, legislatures, and courtrooms.
Hawkins then discusses the armed father who intervened during the Oregon school attack described in this broadcast. Mark and AWR examine the father’s account, his concern that he couldn’t save more people, and the emotional burden that can follow a life-saving act.
The hour also includes a personal father-daughter range story from Hawkins, who shares what a successful shooting outing meant to his daughter with Down syndrome.
Plus, Mark offers an update on AAR’s television work with Valorous TV following his trip to Arizona and California.
Research, personal perspective, and the responsibility to protect innocent lives—on Armed American Radio with Mark Walters.
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