simultaneous joy and despair. it will be hard to bridge the gap, but we must try. we re about to be tested. soon we ll learn can our democracy recently strained in the aftermath of our most recent presidential election with stand the new pressures to come? can controversial laws be enforced in a country as diverse as our s? not without reconciliation. those who are grieving need to recognize the sincerity of neighbors with deeply held beliefs who dreamed of seeing this day. and the many who are celebratory would be well served to recognize the heart break and devastation of citizens who feel they ve had their personal freedom violated. opinions on both sides probably have little to do with justice alito s argument in 213 page opinion. i doubt many have actually read it. i m not being critical. it s a slog even for lawyers. but it s not the work of mullahs. the supreme court is obligated to follow the constitution and precedent. the court of public opinion is guided by an indi
that most attacks were already over before law enforcement arrived. my next guest has spent his career studying acts of mass violence. he says the good guy with a gun notion is wrong. here to discuss is adam langeford, professor of criminology at the university of alabama also author of the book the myth of martyr dom, what really drives rampage shooters and other self destructive killers. dr. langeford, i m going to walk through this slide. i m putting it up on the screen for the audience to see. 433 active shooters in two decades, 249 attacks ended before police arrived. in 185 of those, the attacker left the scene or committed suicide. that leaves us with 64 cases, 42 times subdued by a bystander, a fight. in 22 cases, shot by a bystander, 12 of them were citizens or a different way to express it, only 12 of 249 that