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One year ago, Elisjsha Dicken stopped a mass shooter. He’s not alone.<\/a><\/p>\n

One year ago today, on July 17, 2022, a mass shooter was\u00a0stopped by an armed citizen<\/a>\u00a0at the Greenwood Park Mall<\/a>\u00a0in Greenwood, Indiana. This incident, which happened two months after the horrific massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, stood as a\u00a0stark contrast<\/a>\u00a0that made the case<\/a>\u00a0for immediate, defensive intervention<\/a>\u00a0by armed citizens\u00a0in lieu of waiting for law enforcement<\/a>\u00a0whose\u00a0performance may be appalling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like a typical predator, the assailant chose the time and place of his attack, his weapons, and did extensive preparations including destroying his laptop and cellphone. He unfortunately managed to take the lives of three innocent human beings and would have taken many more lives, but what he was not prepared for was an armed defender who could fight back.<\/p>\n

Within\u00a0fifteen seconds<\/i>, the armed citizen engaged the attacker with his Glock handgun from forty yards, scoring an incredible eight out of ten hits. The attacker was thus stopped.<\/p>\n

That quiet hero, Elisjsha Dicken, has avoided the media spotlight and gone about his life. In celebration of his act of heroism, here is a list of other mass shooters who have been stopped by armed citizens:<\/p>\n

2014<\/b><\/p>\n

Media, PA:\u00a0Doctor ignores gun-free zone, stops mass shooter<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A doctor\u00a0shot<\/a>\u00a0a psychiatric patient and prevented a mass shooting.<\/p>\n

2015<\/b><\/p>\n

Chicago, IL:\u00a0Uber driver stops a mass shooting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An Uber driver shot a man who began firing into a crowd of pedestrians. No other injuries were reported.\u00a0Uber banned drivers from carrying guns after this act of heroism.<\/a><\/p>\n

Philadelphia, PA:\u00a0Lawful concealed carrier stops<\/a>\u00a0a mass shooter at a barbershop<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A man saved the lives of several people when he shot and killed a gunman inside the Falah Barber Shop.<\/p>\n

2016<\/b><\/p>\n

Townville, SC:\u00a0School shooter taken down by an armed citizen<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A volunteer firefighter armed with a handgun stopped a school shooting by restraining the attacker.<\/p>\n

Spartanburg, SC:\u00a0Concealed carrier stops a mass shooting at a nightclub<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An armed citizen shot and wounded an attempted mass shooter at the Playoffz nightclub.<\/p>\n

2017<\/b><\/p>\n

Sutherland Springs, TX:\u00a0Armed hero stops mass shooter<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Stephen Willeford ran barefoot across the street to confront the attacker who took the lives of 26 innocents at the First Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

Arlington, TX:\u00a0Good Samaritan kills active shooter in Texas Sports Bar<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An armed citizen shot and killed an active shooter at the Zona Caliente Sports Bar.<\/p>\n

2018<\/b><\/p>\n

San Diego, CA:\u00a0Off-duty border patrol agent stops a mass shooter<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 When a white supremacist started shooting people at the Chabad of Poway, an armed off-duty border patrol agent stopped him.<\/p>\n

Titusville, FL:\u00a0Armed Florida citizen stops park shooting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 An assailant who began shooting at a back-to-school backpack giveaway was shot by an armed citizen with no one else injured.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City, OK:\u00a0Armed bystanders kill shooter at Oklahoma City restaurant<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Two bystanders used their handguns to confront and fatally shoot an attacker at Louie\u2019s Grill & Bar.<\/p>\n

2019<\/b><\/p>\n

White Settlement, TX:\u00a0Churchgoer stops a mass shooter<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Jack Wilson stopped a mass shooting at the West Freeway Church of Christ within\u00a0six seconds<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2021<\/b><\/p>\n

Syracuse, NY:\u00a0DA says armed citizen saved several lives in NY shooting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Perpetrator Demetrius Jackson fired a handgun into a crowd. Another man, who was on scene and in possession of a 9mm handgun returned fire striking and killing Jackson.<\/p>\n

2022<\/b><\/p>\n

Charleston, WV:\u00a0West Virginia armed citizen stops mass shooting<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A woman who was lawfully carrying a pistol shot and killed a man who began shooting at a crowd of people attending a graduation party. No injuries were reported from those at the party.<\/p>\n

2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Las Vegas, NV:\u00a0Mass shooter stopped by an armed citizen in Las Vegas with zero casualties<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 A building employee at Turnberry Towers shot a gunman who walked in and fired shots at the front desk.<\/p>\n

The above list doesn\u2019t include incidents like\u00a0Garland, TX<\/a>\u00a0because those involved law enforcement, not ordinary armed citizens. Here are several more mass shootings stopped by armed citizens:<\/p>\n