Joel Myrick, Assistant Principal at the local, government-run, public, high school in Pearl, mississippi—a “gun-free zone”—disarms Luke Woodham who started a shooting spree on campus.  But not until after the student wounded seven and murdered two.

       NOTES:

• In compliance with state law, Myrick parked his car 1,000 feet from the campus, where he legally stored his sidearm in the event of an on-campus emergency.  Had he been granted a waiver Woodham most likely would have been disarmed with no loss of life.
• A “gun-free zone,” is a statutorily mandated area where there will not be enough people carrying guns to neutralize the efforts of a deranged person on a homicidal rampage.

       [restored 4/3/2023] Thanks to Chuck McGlawn and Bill Holmes for this entry.