"It is our prayer that that never becomes necessary but if so even with what happened in Texas, isn't it good that there was a good guy there who knew what to do?"
The gunman who slaughtered 26 people at a Texas church was able to buy weapons because the Air Force failed to report his domestic violence conviction to the federal database that is used to conduct background checks on would-be gun purchasers, authorities said Monday.
In the wake of the deadliest mass church shooting in modern U.S. history, several Triangle churches are taking a look at their security strategy.
The man who opened fire inside a church outside of San Antonio called his father after he was shot during his escape and before an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, law enforcement said.
A gunman dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a small church, killing 26 people in an attack that claimed tight-knit neighbors and multiple family members ranging in age from 18 months to 77-years-old.
The pastor of the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, said his 14-year-old daughter is among the dead.