Zada Connaway Author of "Mother's Journals : parts 1, 2 and 3"

Dead and wounded counts are in flux at the moment, but my heart goes out to all who are impacted.  What possesses a person to go on a shooting spree?  The opinions are varying, and I doubt anyone knows for sure.

I do have to wonder what would have happened if there had been an armed citizen (legally, of course) who 'took out' the assassin?

In the same vein, I would wonder if I were in that situation, would I have been able to save a few lives?  It is certainly a question to ponder. 

I would like to think I could have stopped it, but would I then have become the target for the police and the courts?  And given the opportunity, would I have been able to shoot another human being?

Hmmm...

I should think I could shoot in a 'him or me' scenario, but the moral issue remains.

Of course, is it even legal for normal folks to be armed in New York?