There hasn't been much coverage of the shooting in a church service in Texas yesterday. The media must find it too painful to cover something that is a prime argument against most gun control laws. Here's what happened:
A repeat felon came into a church in a town called White Settlement, Texas. (what a strange name). Under Texas law, the guy was barred from owning or possessing a gun, but he had one. Apparently, he didn't care what the gun legislation said. After entering the church during the service, the felon opened fire and shot two people. This being Texas, many in the congregation were armed. Before the shooter could even get off a third shot, five congregants had drawn weapons and one shot the attacker, killing him instantly. All of these people legally had guns.
So what we had was an armed public that was able to stop this church killing from turning into a much bigger tragedy. I do not mean to minimize the horror that this shooter inflicted on the congregation and the town, but it is a good thing that the congregants were able to dispatch him so quickly.
It wasn't all that long ago that Texas passed a law in response to another church shooting. That law mad it legal for people to carry concealed weapons in church. At the time, Joe Biden said the Texas law was outrageous and idiotic. Of course, but for this law, there would be many more dead today.
A repeat felon came into a church in a town called White Settlement, Texas. (what a strange name). Under Texas law, the guy was barred from owning or possessing a gun, but he had one. Apparently, he didn't care what the gun legislation said. After entering the church during the service, the felon opened fire and shot two people. This being Texas, many in the congregation were armed. Before the shooter could even get off a third shot, five congregants had drawn weapons and one shot the attacker, killing him instantly. All of these people legally had guns.
So what we had was an armed public that was able to stop this church killing from turning into a much bigger tragedy. I do not mean to minimize the horror that this shooter inflicted on the congregation and the town, but it is a good thing that the congregants were able to dispatch him so quickly.
It wasn't all that long ago that Texas passed a law in response to another church shooting. That law mad it legal for people to carry concealed weapons in church. At the time, Joe Biden said the Texas law was outrageous and idiotic. Of course, but for this law, there would be many more dead today.
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