One of the survivors of the shooting is counting his blessings after becoming a little too close to a bullet. Jason Derfuss was among the many students studying for finals in the library when the shooting began and was apparently the first person May targeted due to him being near the exit. Derfuss stated that while he did hear the shot behind him he didn't feel it. Derfuss says that May was barely five feet away from him when he began shooting. A few hours after Derfuss returned to his dorm, he decided to retrieve the books he had checked out a minute before the shooting began and was shocked by what he saw. There was a hole in his backpack from where the shooter had targeted him and the two books he had checked out had bullet holes through them. In the book that was closest to him was the bullet that almost took his life. After this discovery, Derfuss posted the experience on facebook by saying,
"Earlier tonight there was a shooting at FSU, right as I was leaving Strozier. I didn’t know this at the time, but the Shooter targeted me first. The shot I heard behind me I did not feel, nor did it hit me at all. He was about 5 feet from me, but he hit my books. Books one minute earlier I had checked out of the library, books that should not have stopped the bullet. But they did. I learned this about 3 hours after it happened, I never thought to check my bag. I assumed I wasn’t a target, I assumed I was fine. The truth is I was almost killed tonight and God intervened. I know conceptually He can do all things, but to physically witness the impossible and to be surrounded by such grace is indescribable. To God be the glory, forever and ever, Amen."
Gun control has been such a debated topic lately due to the right to bare arms being in our constitution. However, with Americans waking up to find news of more people dead because someone managed to get their hands on a semi- automatic rifle without so much of a thought, you begin to worry. People are now shooting up buildings for what seems to be no reason at all. You would think that people being murdered for no good reason would serve as a pretty good wake up call.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/florida-state-student-saved-by-books-during-library-shooting
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There are pros and cons to everything, but we have struggled to find a balance between the two in our government. There are many positive sides to being able to carry a firearm. for example, what if you are put in a situation where someone has the ability to kill you and you are helpless? wouldn't it be beneficial to have an emergency firearm even if the bluff is enough. Despite the positives, firearms have caused many of the deaths globally and the number will only continue.
ReplyDeleteTo start, that is incredibly eye-opening and an astoundingly close call for this young college student, and it is wonderful to hear of these instances where even in violence there can be cases of hope. Secondly, firearms have proven since their creation to be a source of immense violence, bloodshed, and terror. Today, we can see how firearms could be useful, but when granted one, have people proved their necessity in any positive way? Most often, especially recently, stories of murders, violence, and manipulation through firearms are what the public hears. It is sad to say, but can we be trusted as individuals to carry a firearm and know when the appropriate time is to use it? Is there an appropriate time?
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