In 2015 the blog conducted a recreation of the Paris Charlie Hebdo shooting to see if defensive gun use could have been effective . The simulations , using paintball guns instead of the real attackers ' AK-47s , were repeated several times using different scenarios . Volunteers were used for civilians . The only survivor was the participant who fled immediately without trying to engage the attackers , and the defenders never succeeded in shooting both attackers . One unsuccessful defender said , " I still got killed but did I better than I thought I would . " Volunteer participants played the civilians in the simulation . According to the organizers the simulated terrorists were trained firearms instructors . The Truth About Guns blog has been highly vocal in its opposition to gun control measures that have emerged since its founding such as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 , the Connecticut assault weapons ban of 2013 , the New York SAFE Act , and numerous other gun control measures on the local , state , and federal level . They held a campaign on their website called " Stand Strong Connecticut " in which readers of the website sent in pictures of themselves and a sign that said '' Stand Strong Connecticut '' in support of gun owners in Connecticut who were beginning to receive letters from the Connecticut State Police stating that they were no longer legally entitled to own some of their firearms which were banned under 2013 Gun Control Legislation
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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