Like running into a flaming inferno to rescue some of his fellow new yorkers at a building that was hit by a plane. Let me hear him laugh then!
Personally, I feel that the author isn't the kind of person to do that. He strikes me more as the kind of person who would cower in the corner, wetting his pants, waiting for someone to "help" him.
The "building hit by a plane" refers to the Trade Center towers, of course, which is still in recent memory, and where I would remind everyone that the hijackers USED NO GUNS!!!
here is something to compare against the horrific results of the plane strikes of 9/11/01...
In the summer of 1945 (july, I think, you can look it up, I'm too lazy to bother
) the Empire State Building was struck by a plane. A US ARMY B-25 on a routine training flight, who got lost in the fog. The medium bomber hit somewhere around the 70th floor, as I recall.
Again, you'll have to look up the details, but if I remember right, the death toll was less than 100, and surprise, surprise, the building did not collapse. Not even close to collapse. a couple of floors suffered fire and heavy damage, one of the plane's engines came out the far side of the building, doing some more damage when it hit lower levels, but the Empire State Building survived, intact and functional, except for the actual damaged areas.
They built them differently back then. Some have pointed out how the Empire State Building's steel framework has an asbestos sheathing, something that today is prohibited by law, because of the "dangers" of asbestos.
Considering that the 9/11 attacks were done using NO FIREARMS of any kind, I do wonder why any New Yorker pushes gun control. I suppose because it is the socially popular thing to do in certain circles.
I don't travel in those circles....