The gunman ordered children out of the sanctuary before opening fire, killing three people and wounding at least five others in the middle of a worship service. He held 25 to 50 people hostage before finally surrendering...The gunman surrendered to authorities after about 10 minutes of negotiation.
Looks like the coward wanted to live. So if men showing up with guns caused him to stop, what principle can we extrapolate?
The thing about guns in Missouri churches is:
[A] person is prohibited from bringing a concealed weapon on to the premises of a church or place of religious worship, unless the person has obtained the consent of the pastor, priest, or person or persons representing the religious organization that exercises control over the place of religious worship.
Looks like nobody got "permission".
"The gunman had two small-calibre handguns and one 9 mm semi-automatic machine pistol with a large magazine, Chief McCracken said."
ReplyDeleteI thought a machine pistol was a sub-machine gun. Is there a semi-automatic machine pistol?
Let's not forget to mention the evil large magazine.
Isn't it time we create victom-free zones rather than gun-free zones? Waduthink, Wayne?
It's because of incidents like these that I carry in church, whether the pastor likes it or not.
ReplyDeleteAs you'd expect, there's been a lot of discussion of this at http://www.missouricarry.com
ReplyDeleteNot only do quite a few members carry in church (mostly with explicit permission), one member is a pastor who goes to work prepared to defend his flock.