[speechlesstx]

under the circumstances I'd have to agree, just a shame that churches feel the need to arm.

Absolutely. Somehow I expect the far left will find a way to condemn this church for that.

[NeedKarma]

Absolutely. Somehow I expect the far left will find a way to condemn this church for that.

Actually it's a good idea to have guards around all churches.

[ETWolverine]

Absolutely. Somehow I expect the far left will find a way to condemn this church for that.

They don't need to look that far to condemn the Church... the Church is religious and promotes belief in G-d, ergo it is bad. The gun thing is just icing on the cake.

Elliot

[speechlesstx]

I like her style . She prayed to the Holy Spirit and then blew the bastard away ."Praise the Lord and keep your powder dry".

ROFL, It's a good thing I didn't have a mouth full of coffee when I read this, tom. :D

[NeedKarma]

They don't need to look that far to condemn the Church... the Church is religious and promotes belief in G-d, ergo it is bad.

So full of hatred. So sad. And I can say GOD. :)

[speechlesstx]

Hi Everyone,

Maybe it's just me, but I took the story to be a show of irony. Isn't it ironic that a woman who was fired from the police department 10 yrs ago for cussing at a bus driver and then lying about it would show such bravery as a security guard and shoot a deranged killer?

Yep, I love it.

The story posted here doesn't say if she was carrying the gun legally as an armed security guard, so I have to assume she was bonded to carry and use her weapon to protect. Am I wrong? It seems to me the story was "lite" and did not present all the information necessary to understand the point, if there was one, of the writer; it was poorly written.

The LA Times article I also linked to said this:

The Rev. Boyd, who introduced Assam, stressed that all church guards were volunteers who worshiped at the church and were legally allowed to carry guns.

"Given the events of the past 24 hours, you understand why there is a need to provide security to the people who worship there," Boyd said.

[speechlesstx]

I agree Elliot. The media loves to make cops or former cops look bad if they get the chance.

Especially those that give credit to God.

[eawoodall]

Leave to al-AP to marginalize a hero...



Deranged gunman storms a church "carrying an assault rifle, two pistols and a backpack holding more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition," a 42 year old woman takes him out with her pistol and all the AP can say is she is "credited with shooting the gunman" and was fired from the Minneapolis PD for lying about cussing out a bus driver. Any reason why al-AP would come at it from this angle? Hmmm? Any reason at all?

Most people in stressful situations do not know they even cussed.
So the internal investigation by the police was wrong to fire her.

That she was a police officer does not mean why she was fired is public knowledge.
How did the press learn why she left? Why did the press violate her privacy to tell us?

Just the press being bad to people. She is not a public figure as a security guard, or even being one who had to fire a gun at someone. She is an individual and the press should not snoop into people's lives! Or tell others! She should be praised and left alone. She did what she had to do to protect herself, and others legally!

[ETWolverine]

So full of hatred. So sad. And I can say GOD. :)

But I can't. It's a Jewish thing. We avoid using any name of G-d, even in writing, except when absolutely necessary, as in prayer. It is a sign of reverence for G-d.

And no, it isn't hatred. Contempt is a better word. :D

(Deja vu?)

Elliot

[speechlesstx]

most people in stressful situations do not know they even cussed.
so the internal investigation by the police was wrong to fire her.

that she was a police officer does not mean why she was fired is public knowledge.
how did the press learn why she left? why did the press violate her privacy to tell us?

just the press being bad to people. she is not a public figure as a security guard, or even being one who had to fire a gun at someone. she is an individual and the press should not snoop into people's lives! or tell others! she should be praised and left alone. she did what she had to do to protect herself, and others legally!

What's ironic is I heard on ABC news yesterday that the press applauded her when she entered the room for a press conference. Maybe al-AP was too busy looking for a negative angle to put their hands together and clap.

[NeedKarma]

And no, it isn't hatred. Contempt is a better word. :D

(Deja vu?)
Elliot

yes, I realized a while ago that you guys are all friends and support each other on this site, right up to giving greenies to each other all the time even for disagreements.