Wounded doctor fired back at gunman

[Irish]

Here ya go: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/arti...ng-5646544.php

The hospital said Friday it was thankful for the "brave and difficult action" taken by Silverman and his colleagues. It said he remains a full member of the medical staff and "we look forward to Dr. Silverman's return to serving patients at our hospital."

[WillBrink]

Hospital publicly thanked him and is welcoming him back to work. Looks like the doc used a .32acp Seecamp. Bet he gets a bigger blaster now!

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/pa-d...illed-24722637

That's good news. .32acp only slightly better than throwing rocks.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear he dumped all rnds into the guy with minimal effect. Good on the doc, but I bet he opts for something a tad more likely to actually stop a person after this experience.

[Irish]

That's good news. .32acp only slightly better than throwing rocks.

Really fast rocks! Better to have the .32 on you, and being able to use it, than the .45 that's in the safe at home.

[WillBrink]

Really fast rocks! Better to have the .32 on you, and being able to use it, than the .45 that's in the safe at home.

True enough, but friends don't let friends CCW a .380 much less a .32. In this case, it appears to at least have given the BG pause long enough during his reload that someone was able to tackle him. Had no one tackled him, it's very possible BG would have reloaded, and killed the doc and others as the .32 failed to incapacitate BG in a timely fashion. As handgun rnds in typical duty loads are poor "man stoppers" as it is, there's a reason some PD will not even allow .380 as for a BUG, much less the close-to-throwing-rocks .32. I'll be interested to learn how many rnds struck BG and where out of curiosity.

Regardless, props to the doc and his staff for not ending up a chalk figures.

[Irish]

True enough, but friends don't let friends CCW a .380 much less a .32.

No question, and I agree with the rest of your statement as well. I'm just guessing... But due to professional attire, his work place, etc. he was probably going with a minimalist approach, probably pocket carry. Hell, maybe he was just lazy and didn't feel like toting a heavy gun. Either way I'm glad he prevailed.

[Shoulderthinggoesup]

Do no harm. Do know harm.

Glad he was there to keep the bodycount low.

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[Irish]

Shooter's motivation.

NOTHING WAS GOING to stop Richard Plotts from carrying a gun.

Not the law, not his felony record, not his questionable mental health and certainly not a sign.

Plotts, who shot and killed his caseworker and shot his doctor at a Delaware County hospital campus Thursday, may have done so because he was offended by the hospital's policy against guns, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said.

"There's evidence that he took offense to the issue that there were signs posted at Mercy Fitzgerald Health System indicating that it was a gun-free zone," Whelan said. "That's the only motive we have been able to determine at this point in time . . . he was upset about that policy."...

[Hmac]

Do no harm. Do know harm.