Ben Carson Under Fire Again For Controversial Comments

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Former Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson is under scrutiny for his comments about the Oregon school shooting.

Mary Bubala reports those comments are drawing criticism from his own party.

Dr. Ben Carson stirred up controversy when he suggested victims of the Oregon school shooting could have done more to stop the gunman.

"I would not just stand there and let him shoot me. I would say, `Hey, guys, everybody attack him. He may shoot me but he can't get us all,'" Carson said.

Carson's comment has drawn criticism, including from some of his political rivals.

"I just don't think that is the road to go down in terms of questioning people who have lost their lives 'cause you have no idea what you would do," said Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Dr. Carson appeared on CBS This Morning Wednesday and said he was talking about what he would do in that situation.

"The shooter can only shoot one person at a time. He cannot shoot a whole group of people and so the ideal is overwhelm him so not everybody gets killed," he said.

Not everyone disagrees. Donald Trump Tweeted his support, saying, "Ben Carson was speaking in general terms as to what he would do if confronted with a gunman and was not criticizing the victims. Not fair!"

Carson isn't the only candidate talking about Oregon. Governor Bobby Jindal says the gunman's father failed to raise his son and that he should "be ashamed of himself and he owes us all an apology."

On CBS This Morning, Dr. Carson was asked if he knew who Chris Mintz was. Mintz was shot seven times while tackling the Oregon shooter. Dr. Carson said he didn't know of him but that he clearly did the right thing.

Dr. Carson is receiving a lot of support from Republican voters. In the latest poll of swing states just released, Carson is second behind Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.