Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Allen Wilson

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The result was keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 03:45, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mark Allen Wilson

Article was speedied the first time, put I think this may warrent a discussion. Reason for first speedy delete was A7 Travelbird 18:59, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

• Delete Sounds like a local news story, but not a major event worthy of an article here. I certainly don't recall any national coverage. (Don't want to sound insensitive, but a guy who witnesses the police having a shootout and decides to join in seems like a Darwin Award). -- Fan-1967 19:17, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• This Article has merit, because Mark Allen Wilson, in life and in his death, was extremely unusual. He entered into a raging gun battle and arguably saved the lives of several people, at the cost of his own. Mark Wilson did so, not as a professional rescuer or policeman, but as a concerned citizen acting in his own private capacity to help others. Because he was an American and lived in one of the many American states that allows citizens to carry concealed weapons, he could do so with a handgun. A further edited and expanded article of the incident and Mark Wilson's actions through a neutral examination of facts has a value to all view points in the hotly contested debates involving violence in our society, the ownership of firearms and their ethical use as a means of self defense or in defense of others. While the facts of the incident might led some to think Mark Wilson was a fool to intrude into a police incident, my personal feeling is that the Vikings would have immortalized Mark in song and saga, in a modern world he at least deserves a mention in Wikipedia. --Brian H 19:53, 11 July 2006 (UTC) (moved from talk page)
• Keep - Even though I'm in favor of gun control, it seems like this incident might be a valuable element of the debate over gun ownership. I think it should remain for that reason. - Richfife 20:43, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - This event was significant enough that the Texas House of Representatives passed a resolution of commendation, No. 740, to commend Mark Wilson for what he did. He did not "join in a police shootout." The few police on the scene were pinned down in the courthouse and unable to provide any assistance to Arroyo's victims. "Fan" should research this incident more carefully before pontificating, and I would say insulting the deceased.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.130.96.206 (talk • contribs)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.