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PSPS

(13,614 posts)
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 05:01 PM Dec 2019

2 killed, 1 critically wounded after shooting at White Settlement church, officials say

Source: Dallas Morning News

Two people are dead and another person is in critical condition after a shooting at a church in White Settlement, west of Fort Worth, officials said.

White Settlement police were called about 10 a.m. to the West Freeway Church of Christ at 1900 South Las Vegas Trail, where three people were treated for gunshot wounds.

MedStar spokeswoman Macara Trusty said two of the wounded people — one of whom was the shooter — died at a hospital.

Paramedics resuscitated the third person, who went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital. That person remained in critical condition.


Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/12/29/2-dead-1-in-critical-condition-after-reported-shooting-at-church-in-white-settlement/?fbclid=IwAR0p7nBSZ2NHBiCnsidonrPgXyZZNrRJ_-QyVV17asJRV2-93pmNHukDQv4/

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2 killed, 1 critically wounded after shooting at White Settlement church, officials say (Original Post) PSPS Dec 2019 OP
A wet dream for anti-gun control groups. busterbrown Dec 2019 #1
I just watched the video blue-wave Dec 2019 #2
Anti-gun controllers think we need guns to protect ourselves in situations like this. pnwmom Dec 2019 #4
The two (dead) victims were also armed. AtheistCrusader Dec 2019 #7
Video of the shooting in this tweet IronLionZion Dec 2019 #3
Thanks Trump! czarjak Dec 2019 #5
You're putting your life in God's hands to attend Sunday services in Texas. bluedigger Dec 2019 #6
Especially since Satan likely rules the roost there. Aristus Dec 2019 #8

blue-wave

(4,363 posts)
2. I just watched the video
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 08:30 PM
Dec 2019

A concealed carry person or possibly a security guard took down the shooter. So no, this is likely not the anti-gun controllers wet dream. There was a rapid response from about 5 concealed carry people who were present. They all likely saved lives today.

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)
4. Anti-gun controllers think we need guns to protect ourselves in situations like this.
Sun Dec 29, 2019, 10:17 PM
Dec 2019

So I'm not sure what you're saying here. Anti-gun controllers probably do think this validates their case.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
7. The two (dead) victims were also armed.
Mon Dec 30, 2019, 12:04 PM
Dec 2019

A holstered pistol against a shotgun held at the ready is a shitty day, I don't care how good of a draw you are. I definitely view this as a win for concealed carry. That was a highly inhospitable environment for a crazed gunman. The two that died were at extreme disadvantage, but they at least got a chance to fight, which is better than nothing at all.

Best fix here is to continue to work on why people do that shit, and how he got a gun while in that mindset. For everyone else, know that concealed carry (lawful) is fine, but may come at great personal cost, win or lose.

Aristus

(66,462 posts)
8. Especially since Satan likely rules the roost there.
Mon Dec 30, 2019, 12:36 PM
Dec 2019

William Tecumseh Sherman once said if he owned Texas, he'd rent it out and live in Hell.

I spent an idyllic childhood in Texas, so I suppose I should be offended. But as a liberal Blue State resident now, I can laugh at it.

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