Two accidentally shot in church while discussing church shootings

[Sunlei]

Source: USA Today

Elder members of First United Methodist Church in Tellico Plains were cleaning up about 1 p.m. after enjoying a luncheon held to celebrate Thanksgiving. They began talking about guns in churches, according to Tellico Plains Police Chief Russ Parks.

A man in his 80s pulled out a .380 caliber Ruger handgun and said, "I carry my handgun everywhere," according to Parks."Somebody else walked up and said, 'Can I see it?'" Parks said. "He pulled it back out and said, 'With this loaded indicator, I can tell that it’s not loaded.'"

He pulled the trigger.

"Evidently he just forgot that he re-chambered the weapon," Parks said.



Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/16/two-accidentally-shot-church-while-discussing-church-shootings/873053001/

[YessirAtsaFact]

1. This is sad, but predictable

I’m sorry people were injured.

But this is exactly what happens when enough people start running around with loaded guns.

In this instance it was an accident with limited casualties and no deaths.

One day, there will be a “bad guy with a gun” in some public place, maybe the mall, that shoots his weapon.

A “good guy with a gun” will be there and take matters into his own hands and fire back. Other bystanders will be armed and fire back.

It’s entirely possible for a full blown gunfight to break out in a mall like this.

God only knows how many people will be hit by “friendly fire” from one of the “good guys” in a scenario like this.

[iluvtennis]

7. Exactly. And who gets to say "hey that one is a bad guy with a gun" and "that one is a good guy"

[Girard442]

8. Does the good guy with a gun get to shoot the idiot with a gun before he shoots someone by accident?

[Scarsdale]

9. ONLY is they can

prove membership in the gop, oh and if they are WHITE!!

[Doreen]

2. I feel so safe with these intelligent godly people with guns

protecting us from the bad people with guns. How is that working for you GOP?

[Grins]

3. A luncheon for whut?

"...after enjoying a luncheon held to celebrate Thanksgiving..."

Isn't that..? Well... Why...?

[whistler162]

10. Most likely for people who are

alone on Thursday who actually want <shudder> to be around people <shudder>.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. And these are the folks who vote.

[ileus]

5. Never seen a ruger LCP with a LCI.

[ileus]

6. Just checked the ruger site the LC380

does have a LCI...but who would carry that big bulky monster of a 380 over a sweep pocketable LCP or LCPII.

[yellowcanine]

11. "A man in his 80s pulled out his gun." Sounds like a bad joke.

[Zorro]

12. I can see it now

Bad guy enters the church with a gun. Good guy pulls out his gun and shoots...his wife.

[EarthFirst]

13. It nearly writes itself... nt

[truthisfreedom]

14. You know the most dangerous kind of gun right?

One that’s not loaded.