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posted by takyon on Monday November 06 2017, @02:25AM   Printer-friendly
At Least 26 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire In South Texas Church

Federal authorities are responding to a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a small community southeast of San Antonio.

In a press conference Sunday night, an official from the Texas Department of Public Safety described the scene: Around 11:20 am, the suspect, dressed in black, approached the church and began firing an assault rifle. He then entered the church and continued firing.

Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that at least 26 people were killed. A Texas Department of Public Safety official said the ages of the victims ranged from 5 to 72 years old. The AP reports that the pastor's 14-year-old daughter is among the dead.

The Department of Public Safety confirmed to NPR that at least 20 others were wounded. A DPS official said in the press conference that the gunman was confronted by an armed civilian outside of the church.

The shooter, who was found dead in neighboring Guadalupe County, has been identified as Devin Kelley, 26, a former Air Force member.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by t-3 on Monday November 06 2017, @05:36AM

    by t-3 (4907) on Monday November 06 2017, @05:36AM (#592879)

    Has drug prohibition, or the earlier prohibition of alcohol taught you nothing? The more you attempt to control goods with the law, the more you promote the growth of black markets and illegal activity. I'm a felon, if I wanted to go buy a gun, it would be very easy to do so illegally, and that WILL NOT CHANGE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. As long as guns (or weapons in general) are made in the world, there will a market for them and people willing to pay any price to get them. Moreover, at this point in time, with the advent of cheap CNC machines, controlling the manufacture and distribution of firearms is impossible. If you want people to stop shooting people, keep wishing, it will never happen. Society, culture, and instinct promote violence, whether the motives are social, political, racial, gang, money, control, etc. We certainly could do better though. Stop promoting violence as a solution, stop promoting the capacity to inflict violence as a necessity, stop basing the construction of society upon violence, teach people to be self-aware and recognize and control their animal urges. This will never happen though.

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