{"id":72929,"date":"2019-12-30T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=72929"},"modified":"2019-12-30T14:39:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T20:39:50","slug":"good-guys-with-guns-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=72929","title":{"rendered":"Good Guys With Guns.  Again."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Goon attacks church, killing two&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-church-shooting-reported-in-texas-armed-churchgoers-appear-to-have-stopped-it-reporter-suggests?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwbrand&amp;fbclid=IwAR1ewQTxjyCc0MT0xQRweb1sFAEiDZFbEefoYlwB6PmD9Yp5iDTQzFQtqJE\">before being brought down by armed parishioners<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt appears that a gunman shot two church members at back of auditorium with a footlong weapon, then a member shot the gunman with a pistol,\u201d [Editor Bobby Ross of Christian Chronicle] wrote. \u201cThis is just based on me watching the video again. Screaming afterward in the church. So tragic. Two quick shots at back, then another shot. Then at least three members (I believe) with pistols [walking] toward where the gunman appeared to fall.\u201d<br>CBS News Dallas&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dfw.cbslocal.com\/2019\/12\/29\/2-dead-1-critically-injured-shooting-white-settlement-church\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that a witness confirmed to them that another church member shot the suspect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Video of the episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/laughingmantwit\/status\/1211476779556319232\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The recognition of the good civilians with guns runs to the highest level of Texas government:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement on shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Crrrvavvs6\">pic.twitter.com\/Crrrvavvs6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Governor Abbott Press Office (@GovAbbottPress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAbbottPress\/status\/1211365548329709570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, Jews in New York State react to yet another antisemitic attack &#8211; in some cases, utterly sensibly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1211395543982886912\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the risk of sounding mawkish?\u00a0 I&#8217;m proud to be an American when I see this.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a related matter, some prominent American Jews have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wibc.com\/blogs\/tony-katz\/jews-must-be-armed-and-experts-suggest-6-firearms-will-fit-your-tallit-bag\">some ideas on accessories in a time of rising antisemitic violence<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goon attacks church, killing two&#8230; &#8230;before being brought down by armed parishioners: \u201cIt appears that a gunman shot two church members at back of auditorium with a footlong weapon, then a member shot the gunman with a pistol,\u201d [Editor Bobby Ross of Christian Chronicle] wrote. \u201cThis is just based on me watching the video again. 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