Hundreds of police cars line the street outside St. Mark Presbyterian Church as officers arrive for the funeral service Kirkwood police officer Tom Ballman, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Ballwin, Mo. Ballman was one of five people killed when a gunman opened fire at a meeting of the Kirkwood City Council Thursday night before being shot and killed by police. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) TY Crime Scene KCBMW asks if more conceal & carry citizens could have averted the magnitude of this shooting tragedy.
Among the 30 or so gathered in the Kirkwood City Hall meeting room that night, only one trained and qualified person — Officer Tom Ballman — carried a firearm. Had only one other trained person carried a firearm into the meeting that night, the number of dead and wounded might have been greatly reduced.
