- During a press conference in Japan earlier today, the press asked President Trump about Sunday’s mass murder in a Sutherland Springs, Texas church. As ABC News reports, the President doesn’t consider Devin Kelley’s crime a result of “lax gun laws.”
“Mental health is your problem here. This was a very, based on preliminary reports, a very deranged individual, a lot of problems over a long period of time. We have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries. But this isn’t a guns situation,” President Trump said of the First Baptist Church shooting during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Better yet, the CINC acknowledged the contribution made by an armed individual in stopping Devin Kelley and potentially saving more lives.
The president went on to say that it’s a “little bit soon” to be talking about guns following the tragic event, and suggested that the death toll could have been higher had it not been for another armed individual who opened fire on the assailant, according to witnesses.
“Fortunately somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction otherwise … it would have been much worse,” the president said. “This is a mental health problem at the highest level.”
Hear hear. Like all occupants of the Oval Office, Trump certainly has his weak points and limitations. And no shortage of detractors on both sides of the aisle. But when was the last time we heard such measured, reasoned comments after a headline mass shooting?
A good part of the blame for this lies with s church full of men none of whom were carrying and therefore didn’t fire back. Why would you not be carrying after all the hundreds of times this has happened?
The Media and Antis are desperately trying to spin the tragedies of what happened at this church and at the Thornton Walmart as proof of the need of gun control.
The Church verified once again that the only way to stop a mass shooting is a good guy with a gun who confronts the shooter.
Thorntons Walmart proved that concealed carriers will not try to play superman and cause an escalating shootout like Anti have claimed would happen. From the reports I have read the police admitted that the armed citizen never presented a threat to the Police on scene and to my knowledge none every fired. The only complaint the Police had is that they had to watch more video to verify if a gun carrier was a good guy or a bad gut. That has to be a lie of convenience to support anti gunners as I would think that during an investigation they would watch every person as the leave to make sure that person was and escaping shopper and not a bad guy trying to leave in the crowd.
Why does TTAG persist in broadcasting this murderer’s name in banner headlines and show his photo (not here, but in other postings)? Why does any news media do so when it serves only to incent others suicidal losers desperate for notoriety to do the same? Yesterday morning this murderer was a pathetic nobody. Today, thanks to TTAG and everyone else in the news media, he is infamous. Congrats, you gave him what he wanted.
Please, in the future publish the name of mass murderers only once buried in the body of an article for the record. After that never publish the murderer’s name or show his image.TTAG, of all media outlets, should know better — that it is the motivation that animates these mass shootings, not the inanimate object used to commit the acts. And yet TTAG contributes to fueling the motive…
this is the only thing i probably ever agreed with obama on, the ATF namely NICS system needs more man power.
As usual, the media just gets it wrong on purpose, they have an agenda and the Facts don’t get in the way of a good story. First, my condolences to the family’s, church and community.
The suspect did not have a dishonorable discharge from the military, I believe it was a “bad conduct discharge” which is not the same as a “dishonorable discharge” and which did not preclude him from purchasing firearms. The media knows this but choses not to accurately report this (CNN, MSNBC). The leftist media do not care, they want gun control, key word being “control” that only makes law abiding citizens into victims. .
The good guys, Willeford and Langendorf could not have acted more professionally concerning the circumstances. They acted appropriately and should be recognized as heroes for their actions. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. That’s a fact.
This is nothing new, at least not really new. A large portion of the most ‘successful’ mass shooters all were under mental health care that should have thrown a red flag into the system. But the Police just don’t bother to serve weapons seizure orders when someone has a 5150 order slapped on them for mental health reasons. Happened in both Aurora and it happened at the shootings of Representative Giffards.
It’s a giant problem with the system all around. But as usual the Anti’s don’t care about the broken system as much as they think they can use it for direct gun control. But they don’t bother servicing the preexisting problems that keep these things happening.
Personally, I’m just flat out against any background check law what so ever. And this is exactly the reason why. It’s completely useless for the interested purpose. Hell there is a lot of us pro-2A people that will accept some background checks, especially for people that are legitimately mentally ill and dangerous. But we still don’t support any new law because we all know how useless they are.
The church I attend has a formal “safety team” and does not prohibit lawful carry. Yes, I carry virtually everywhere I go……….
I don’t attend any worship services, so no.
Yup. My pastor encourages us to carry concealed at church.
Almost always on the rare days I get to attend. A man who burned his brain up with drugs and with a violent history lives next door to the church. His rottweiler bit a church elder. The brain burned man shot his own dog rather than let the county put it down. Now he blames the church for the death of his dog and posts bizarre signs and messages about the dog on fence posts near his property near the church, facing the church. Somehow he seems to be trying to blame the death of his son on the church as well, although the boy died in a house fire at his mother’s house.
There are also “refugees” from the worst country in the world starting to move in not far away.
Yep, even though several things I’ve heard from 2 of our 3 pastors leads me to believe they are not big fans of guns… My wife and I have often wondered how many others carry, medium sized church in constitutional carry state… After the news this morning I offered to buy my wife a new purse, which she was excited about, until I told her that it needed a full zipper and large enough to fit a keltec sub 2000… haha! Although I did get her to a maybe… 🙂
Should be an easy and quick answer. All they have to do is check NICS. Takes a minute or two. Since NICS checks aren’t kept on file, nothing else needs to be done. Right?
Yup.
Even on Easter when service is held at a school auditorium.
Considering her employment history, lying comes as natural to her as breathing.
Dc is an outlier. One needs to jump through the hoops to possess the gun before entering a house of worship. Unless we are talking about the church residents.
Back in March I bought a LEO trade-in M&P40, then last week I picked up a couple of Aero Precision stripped AR lowers for $50 each. Just trying to do my part!
Next up (maybe this year?) will be either a .22 LR/Mag single-action revolver, or (if I get lucky) I’ll find the Goldilocks pump gun I’ve been looking for… an Ithaca Model 37 from the late ’60s or ’70s. I handled and shot one way back then, and I’ve been wanting one ever since!
Losing. It’s what liberals do best.
Damn, that girl shoots better than Me. As for the Bear? Stick to Picnic baskets Yogi. Arby’s? We need more Arby’s!