USA Today ratioed for op-ed calling Texas church heroism 'terrifying'
USA Today felt the wrath of the Twitter ratio Wednesday after tweeting an op-ed declaring it’s “terrifying” that multiple people were able to respond to Sunday’s Texas church shooting with their own firearms.
The column by Elvia Díaz, originally published by The Arizona Republic, credited parishioners at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Tarrant County for taking down the gunman in only six seconds, but lamented that the incident had become a talking point for gun-rights advocates.
“Jack Wilson is a hero alright. It took him only six seconds to kill a gunman at a Texas church, saving countless lives,” Ms. Diaz wrote. “Unfortunately, that kind of split-second heroism has been turned into a PR tool by gun advocates.”
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During Sunday’s attack, parishioners Richard White and Jack Wilson sprang into action after a gunman opened fire at the church in White Settlement. The attack lasted only six seconds before Mr. Wilson, a former reserve sheriff’s deputy and Army veteran, fatally shot the gunman. White, an armed member of the church’s volunteer security team, drew his weapon and fired a shot into the wall before he was fatally shot by the gunman, Mr. Wilson said Monday. One other church member was also killed in the attack.
The shooting shined a light on a new law passed by the Texas legislature in response to the 2017 attack on a church in Sutherland Springs that left 26 people dead, allowing anyone with a concealed carry license to carry firearms in places of worship. Mr. Wilson, who owns a shooting range in Granbury, said he started training fellow members after the law passed to be a part of the church’s volunteer security team.
Gun-rights advocates and conservatives, including President Trump, have pointed to the incident as an example of a good guy with a gun saving lives.
But Ms. Diaz said Mr. Wilson’s heroism is “a lot more complex” because he was formally trained to operate a firearm.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan...-church-h/
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Stop Crucifying the people that protect you.
Give them the respect that they deserve
Lets bring back the death penalty - Enforcing the Laws -
Just a thought
USA Today felt the wrath of the Twitter ratio Wednesday after tweeting an op-ed declaring it’s “terrifying” that multiple people were able to respond to Sunday’s Texas church shooting with their own firearms.
The column by Elvia Díaz, originally published by The Arizona Republic, credited parishioners at the West Freeway Church of Christ in Tarrant County for taking down the gunman in only six seconds, but lamented that the incident had become a talking point for gun-rights advocates.
“Jack Wilson is a hero alright. It took him only six seconds to kill a gunman at a Texas church, saving countless lives,” Ms. Diaz wrote. “Unfortunately, that kind of split-second heroism has been turned into a PR tool by gun advocates.”
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During Sunday’s attack, parishioners Richard White and Jack Wilson sprang into action after a gunman opened fire at the church in White Settlement. The attack lasted only six seconds before Mr. Wilson, a former reserve sheriff’s deputy and Army veteran, fatally shot the gunman. White, an armed member of the church’s volunteer security team, drew his weapon and fired a shot into the wall before he was fatally shot by the gunman, Mr. Wilson said Monday. One other church member was also killed in the attack.
The shooting shined a light on a new law passed by the Texas legislature in response to the 2017 attack on a church in Sutherland Springs that left 26 people dead, allowing anyone with a concealed carry license to carry firearms in places of worship. Mr. Wilson, who owns a shooting range in Granbury, said he started training fellow members after the law passed to be a part of the church’s volunteer security team.
Gun-rights advocates and conservatives, including President Trump, have pointed to the incident as an example of a good guy with a gun saving lives.
But Ms. Diaz said Mr. Wilson’s heroism is “a lot more complex” because he was formally trained to operate a firearm.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan...-church-h/
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Stop Crucifying the people that protect you.
Give them the respect that they deserve
Lets bring back the death penalty - Enforcing the Laws -
Just a thought
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