“Gun Talk” Host Shares Thoughts on Colorado Shooting

TYLER — Well-known gun rights advocate Tom Gresham, host of KTBB’s “Gun Talk,” weighs in on Friday’s Colorado shooting tragedy in an exclusive KTBB interview. From now into early next week, we’ll be sharing some of his thoughts on the incident, which he terms “tragic” and the work of “a deranged madman.”
Among other things, Gresham says, “If there had been someone there “who had a firearm and had training and had the right mindset, something could have been done.” Gresham doubts the incident could have been stopped, but he thinks an armed and trained person might have been able to diminish the tragedy’s toll. Gresham cites a recent incident in Florida in which a 71-year-old man took on two men wielding a gun and a baseball bat at an Internet cafe. According to Gresham, “He moved decisively, he moved well, he had training, and he knew what he was doing, and he saved a lot of people.” Gresham says people often suggest calling the police in such situations. To that, he responds with his familiar mantra, “When seconds count, police are just minutes away.”
Gresham also has some advice on gathering in a movie theater or auditorium: don’t sit in the middle of a row, but choose an aisle seat. Gresham says, “If you’re in the middle of the row, you’re trapped — you can’t do anything.” Keep it on KTBB and ktbb.com for more from Tom Gresham.