# Elementary school active shooter in my town (Bend, Oregon)

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**Created:** [October 15, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867 "2026-10-15T21:23:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-school-active-shooter-in-my-town-bend-oregon/1033867/17 "2026-10-16T02:58:51Z")

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Moderating:

> [@Dallas\_Jones](#):
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> Good citizen with his own gun took the shooter out before police could even get set up to intervene. Ending the shooting spree. That doesn’t fit the proper narative.

> [@psychobunny](#):
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> While I am glad that the shooter was stopped, I hate that the story perpetuates the good guy with a gun theory. I still don’t think more guns are the answer.

This is not the thread to start or continue yet another gun debate. Take this discussion to another thread, please.

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