Two accidentally shot in church while discussing church shootings
Source: USA Today
Elder members of First United Methodist Church in Tellico Plains were cleaning up about 1 p.m. after enjoying a luncheon held to celebrate Thanksgiving. They began talking about guns in churches, according to Tellico Plains Police Chief Russ Parks.
A man in his 80s pulled out a .380 caliber Ruger handgun and said, "I carry my handgun everywhere," according to Parks."Somebody else walked up and said, 'Can I see it?'" Parks said. "He pulled it back out and said, 'With this loaded indicator, I can tell that its not loaded.'"
He pulled the trigger.
"Evidently he just forgot that he re-chambered the weapon," Parks said.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/16/two-accidentally-shot-church-while-discussing-church-shootings/873053001/
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)Im sorry people were injured.
But this is exactly what happens when enough people start running around with loaded guns.
In this instance it was an accident with limited casualties and no deaths.
One day, there will be a bad guy with a gun in some public place, maybe the mall, that shoots his weapon.
A good guy with a gun will be there and take matters into his own hands and fire back. Other bystanders will be armed and fire back.
Its entirely possible for a full blown gunfight to break out in a mall like this.
God only knows how many people will be hit by friendly fire from one of the good guys in a scenario like this.
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)Girard442
(6,084 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)prove membership in the gop, oh and if they are WHITE!!
Doreen
(11,686 posts)protecting us from the bad people with guns. How is that working for you GOP?
Grins
(7,228 posts)Isn't that..? Well... Why...?
whistler162
(11,155 posts)alone on Thursday who actually want <shudder> to be around people <shudder>.
BumRushDaShow
(129,449 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)does have a LCI...but who would carry that big bulky monster of a 380 over a sweep pocketable LCP or LCPII.
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)Zorro
(15,749 posts)Bad guy enters the church with a gun. Good guy pulls out his gun and shoots...his wife.
EarthFirst
(2,904 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,155 posts)One thats not loaded.