The police have not said much. All we have heard from the police is the man was a homeless man, a mentally challenged person according to family members of the shooter, concealed a shotgun in his coat, entered the church, got into a conversation with a member, pulled out his gun, shot the member, and a voluntary security officer pulled his gun and shot the homeless man.
It could have been a single-shot shotgun for all I know! An innocent man died. And there are several members there in the Church that are voluntary security for the church who happen to be church members and also work as Peace Officers in their careers!
That's a good thing. Churches are targets for shootings today. Every Church should by now, have something worked out with members willing to provide armed security for these churches.
BUT SHOULD EVERY MEMBER IN THE CHURCH GO OUT AND BUY A HANDGUN TO BRING TO CHURCH? FUCK NO!
This church was fortunate to have actual Police officers as members to provide security, and it paid off- and maybe even saved one or more lives- WE JUST DON'T KNOW!
It would be nice to know how this mentally challenge homeless person acquired a gun.
To me, that is more of a concern than arming all the fucking choir boys and deacons with guns!
Sorry, but it is just the nature of this thread that OPie is using to push his Pro-Gun Agenda!