Another victim of gun violence.
Mark Allen Wilson was killed yesterday.
He was a victim of gun violence.
But you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Sarah Brady.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Dianne Feinstein.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Charles Schumer.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Josh Sugarman.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from the Million Mom March.
One reason that you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from any of these well-known members of the anti-gun movement is that Mark Allen Wilson was a gunowner who had a Texas Concealed Handgun License.
Another reason that you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from any of these people is that Mark Allen Wilson gave his life yesterday defending David Arroyo, Jr. from his father, David Arroyo, Sr.
David Arroyo, Sr, had just killed his wife, Maribel Estrada, outside the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas; apparently the two were parties in a bitter child support dispute.
Mr. Arroyo, Sr., who was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and a flak jacket, was eventually stopped and killed by police officers after he fled the scene of the murders.
One last point: It is a known tactic of the anti-gun crowd to direly predict "Wild West scenarios" and "streets running red with blood" whenever concealed carry legislation is proposed in a state legislature.
Concealed carry laws for almost ten years, and in all but a handful of states have proven these predictions to be grossly wrong.
In the vast majority of incidents involving concealed carry, the weapon is never fired; merely displaying the weapon is enough to defuse the situation.
The story of Mark Allen Wilson is the exception to the rule. It is is what used to be known as a "dog bites man" story.
And one last thing:
There's an award for people who save lives under special circumstances. I hope that someone who has first-hand knowledge of what Mark Allen Wilson did today will find these words and nominate him for it.
He was a victim of gun violence.
But you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Sarah Brady.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Dianne Feinstein.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Charles Schumer.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from Josh Sugarman.
You won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from the Million Mom March.
One reason that you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from any of these well-known members of the anti-gun movement is that Mark Allen Wilson was a gunowner who had a Texas Concealed Handgun License.
Another reason that you won't hear about Mark Allen Wilson from any of these people is that Mark Allen Wilson gave his life yesterday defending David Arroyo, Jr. from his father, David Arroyo, Sr.
David Arroyo, Sr, had just killed his wife, Maribel Estrada, outside the Smith County Courthouse in Tyler, Texas; apparently the two were parties in a bitter child support dispute.
Mr. Arroyo, Sr., who was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and a flak jacket, was eventually stopped and killed by police officers after he fled the scene of the murders.
One last point: It is a known tactic of the anti-gun crowd to direly predict "Wild West scenarios" and "streets running red with blood" whenever concealed carry legislation is proposed in a state legislature.
Concealed carry laws for almost ten years, and in all but a handful of states have proven these predictions to be grossly wrong.
In the vast majority of incidents involving concealed carry, the weapon is never fired; merely displaying the weapon is enough to defuse the situation.
The story of Mark Allen Wilson is the exception to the rule. It is is what used to be known as a "dog bites man" story.
And one last thing:
There's an award for people who save lives under special circumstances. I hope that someone who has first-hand knowledge of what Mark Allen Wilson did today will find these words and nominate him for it.
posted by Yanni Znaio at
2/26/2005 06:08:00 AM
7 Comments:
Cant see your point. If neither had guns neither would have been shot. Over here in Blighty we have loads of acrymonious child care disputes but we dont dont blast each other to death outside court rooms.
Usually we Yanks don't blast each other outside of courtrooms, either.
If it were commonplace, it would have gone without notice.
I witnessed this shooting. I was in my 11th floor office in the Regions Bank building. The most striking thing was that Mark Wilson TRIED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! There were lots of cops there who never tried to do the same. They stood there, guns in hand, watching him drive off. They probably pissed their pants.
In memory of Mark Allen Wilson
A true and faithful man gave his life saving others on February 24, 2005 in this location. God alone understands.
Wow. Thanks for posting.
And you're absolutely correct.
And God does know- "No greater love..."
I'm curious.
Did you know about this three year-old post of mine, or did you come across it via a search engine?
Mark Allen Wilson has patriotic blood and he is a direct descendant of the American Revolution! He is the distant cousin of Thomas Dudley the Governor of Massachusetts and of George Washington.
Mark Allen Wilson is a descendant of a Viking named Will Gunn from A. D. 895 and settled in Scotland. Gunn is a descendant of all Wilsons in Britain and abroad.
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