Hardly a good news story

I appreciate the statistics (logos) The Heritage Foundation used in its Congressional testimony: most gun deaths in the U.S. are suicides, and deaths from mass shootings -- while far more public -- pale in comparison to those from handguns.

Amy Swearer also drew on personal stories (pathos) in her argument, including one from Georgia in which a homeowner used the supposedly "offensive" AR-15 to defend himself against three masked assailants. It's powerful testimony.
However, in looking up the story she referenced, I noticed Swearer left out an important detail that undermines its "pathos" based persuasiveness. That Georgia homeowner shot and killed those three assailants -- true -- but they turned out to be two 16 year-olds and a 15 year-old.

[Source: "A Georgia man shot and killed 3 masked teens as they tried to rob him at his home, police say"]

So while none of the "victims" in that crime were harmed, all three criminals are dead. Stand-your-ground laws in Georgia meant no charges were filed.

That's some great editing there, but it's hardly a "good news" story. Those three young people certainly brought their fate upon themselves, but the ending to that story is hardly satisfying.

There's no catharsis there; only tragedy. I can understand why she'd leave our those details.

The video is titled "Gun expert leaves Congress speechless with gun facts." It sound impressive, but leaving people "speechless" is a lot easier when you cut the scene right after you finish speaking.