Note first that bombs were found and were used, and wait for the inevitible accusations that the evil guns caused the rampage.
In Texas, as in many states (most? All?) it is against the law to carry in church even if you have a concealed handgun license. I would say that if there was a single CHL carrier in that sanctuary, they should sue the state with denying them of their ability to defend themself in that instant.
You're in a crowd in an enclosed area with limited exits, you're a member of a non-secular group and therefore are offensive to SOMEBODY who espouses hate and wants to make a dimented statement, and you can't defend yourself. At least the ATF is there to make everyone safe, now.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>09/15/99
By Jason Sickles / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH - A gunman opened fire on children and adults gathered in the sanctuary of a Fort Worth church Wednesday, killing at least six people and then fatally shooting himself, police said.
The man entered from the back of Wedgwood Baptist Church in South Fort Worth, where people were gathered for a youth rally Wednesday night about 7 p.m. At least one bomb went off, sending people fleeing for cover, police said.
Eight people were injured and taken to hospitals, some of them in critical condition. Children and parents wept outside the church on Whitman Street. Parents were taken to a nearby elementary school.
Lt. David Ellis of the Fort Worth Police Department said officers were searching the church for more bombs. ATF officials were on the scene and had evacuated a two-block area around the church. He said bodies were inside and outside the sanctuary.
"Some of them look fairly young," Lt. Ellis said. "It is not secure of bombs yet. There's a lot of evidence scattered around the church. It does appear that they were fleeing. There are shoes in the hallway."
Lt. Ellis said evidence is throughout the church. The call came in from an off-duty officer who lives nearby and heard the gunshots.
"There's evidence in the balcony. There's shell casings and bodies everywhere. It's tragic. . . . It's obviously the worst scene that has ever happened in Fort Worth."
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Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap?
In Texas, as in many states (most? All?) it is against the law to carry in church even if you have a concealed handgun license. I would say that if there was a single CHL carrier in that sanctuary, they should sue the state with denying them of their ability to defend themself in that instant.
You're in a crowd in an enclosed area with limited exits, you're a member of a non-secular group and therefore are offensive to SOMEBODY who espouses hate and wants to make a dimented statement, and you can't defend yourself. At least the ATF is there to make everyone safe, now.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>09/15/99
By Jason Sickles / The Dallas Morning News
FORT WORTH - A gunman opened fire on children and adults gathered in the sanctuary of a Fort Worth church Wednesday, killing at least six people and then fatally shooting himself, police said.
The man entered from the back of Wedgwood Baptist Church in South Fort Worth, where people were gathered for a youth rally Wednesday night about 7 p.m. At least one bomb went off, sending people fleeing for cover, police said.
Eight people were injured and taken to hospitals, some of them in critical condition. Children and parents wept outside the church on Whitman Street. Parents were taken to a nearby elementary school.
Lt. David Ellis of the Fort Worth Police Department said officers were searching the church for more bombs. ATF officials were on the scene and had evacuated a two-block area around the church. He said bodies were inside and outside the sanctuary.
"Some of them look fairly young," Lt. Ellis said. "It is not secure of bombs yet. There's a lot of evidence scattered around the church. It does appear that they were fleeing. There are shoes in the hallway."
Lt. Ellis said evidence is throughout the church. The call came in from an off-duty officer who lives nearby and heard the gunshots.
"There's evidence in the balcony. There's shell casings and bodies everywhere. It's tragic. . . . It's obviously the worst scene that has ever happened in Fort Worth."
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Will you, too, be one who stands in the gap?