Kaylub Giamanco of Bend, Oregon, used a firearm to halt an attacker at Silver Rail Elementary School after four people there had already died, having seen the threat outside and pursued the person indoors. Psychotherapist Charryse Johnson of Charlotte said ordinary gun owners lack the repeated drills she ascribes to Giamanco, while North Carolina instructor David Bailey, after five decades of teaching, contrasted paper targets with firing at a person. Giamanco has given no interviews, though relatives note lifelong firearm familiarity and a 2018 post described range time with Iraq combat veterans. Writer Cam Edwards rejected the view that only highly trained owners could act likewise, stressing the choice to confront danger rather than hesitate.