The Federalist Pages 448 10162026: Bend, Oregon, School Shooting; Heroic Bystander Selflessly Saves Lives

Yeah, let's start with the fatal shooting of the children and a school teacher.

at uh what's it called silver rail elementary school in bend um oregon we have very very very very few details i'm sure they'll be coming out today some of them like for example we don't have the identity of the 16 year old apparently bend resident who was armed with a shotgun they know exactly who this kid is and they know a lot about the kid's uh proclivities and whether he has any issues, mental health issues or issues that are causing him great confusion.

I've heard rumors of this.

I am not going to publish them until we get confirmation.

And at this point, we do not.

We also do not have a confirmation of the community member, quote unquote, that's the word that they're using in Oregon, who pursued the kid, the 16-year-old, and engaged him and in so doing shot him, he got to him within a minute is what I'm hearing.

And within a minute, within that minute, the shooter killed a 5-year-old, an 8-year-old, an 11-year-old, and a 54-year-old schoolteacher.

All of those people are dead.

In the span of a minute, the kid actually shot his way into the building.

The community member, quote unquote, saw him and followed him.

I'm hearing he followed him into the building.

And that's where he engaged him and shot him.

And the guy, you know, was a concealed carry permit holder.

The police arrived within three minutes.

OK, police arrives within three minutes.

Three minutes is an adequate response time.

I'm not going to criticize a three minute call to arrival response time, but it's an eternity, isn't it? It's an eternity.

In one minute, this man killed.

This this boy, 16 year old boy, killed four people in three minutes.

He would have done so much more havoc, including upon himself.

I'm sure he would have turned the gun himself and killed himself eventually.

But overwhelmingly, these things don't finish with the shooter coming out alive, either at the hands of law enforcement, a bystander or at their own hands.

But just tells you, I mean, look, there is no substitute for responsible individuals carrying weapons.

There is no substitute for you carrying a weapon.

This charge against the Second Amendment that the Democrats are opposing is unacceptable, has been unacceptable, and should continue to be unacceptable.

Yeah, let's start with the fatal shooting of the children and a school teacher.

at uh what's it called silver rail elementary school in bend um oregon we have very very very very few details i'm sure they'll be coming out today some of them like for example we don't have the identity of the 16 year old apparently bend resident who was armed with a shotgun they know exactly who this kid is and they know a lot about the kid's uh proclivities and whether he has any issues, mental health issues or issues that are causing him great confusion.

I've heard rumors of this.

I am not going to publish them until we get confirmation.

And at this point, we do not.

We also do not have a confirmation of the community member, quote unquote, that's the word that they're using in Oregon, who pursued the kid, the 16-year-old, and engaged him and in so doing shot him, he got to him within a minute is what I'm hearing.

And within a minute, within that minute, the shooter killed a 5-year-old, an 8-year-old, an 11-year-old, and a 54-year-old schoolteacher.

All of those people are dead.

In the span of a minute, the kid actually shot his way into the building.

The community member, quote unquote, saw him and followed him.

I'm hearing he followed him into the building.

And that's where he engaged him and shot him.

And the guy, you know, was a concealed carry permit holder.

The police arrived within three minutes.

OK, police arrives within three minutes.

Three minutes is an adequate response time.

I'm not going to criticize a three minute call to arrival response time, but it's an eternity, isn't it? It's an eternity.

In one minute, this man killed.

This this boy, 16 year old boy, killed four people in three minutes.

He would have done so much more havoc, including upon himself.

I'm sure he would have turned the gun himself and killed himself eventually.

But overwhelmingly, these things don't finish with the shooter coming out alive, either at the hands of law enforcement, a bystander or at their own hands.

But just tells you, I mean, look, there is no substitute for responsible individuals carrying weapons.

There is no substitute for you carrying a weapon.

This charge against the Second Amendment that the Democrats are opposing is unacceptable, has been unacceptable, and should continue to be unacceptable.