Monday, March 26, 2012

Gun church

  • A shot-gun wielding man was overpowered by members of a congregation after he stormed into a church during Sunday services. Jesse Gates, 38, allegedly kicked in the doors of the church before pointing his gun at the pastor.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Witnesses told police Gates had kicked open a side door to the church and pointed a gun at people inside.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • BOILING SPRINGS, S.C (AP) - South Carolina authorities say a shotgun-toting man kicked in a church door during Sunday services before being disarmed by congregants who saw him coming through the windows.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • McIntyre also says that a worship centers should be a safe place and not a place where someone has to worry whether or not someone is carrying a gun. A church is a sanctuary and people should feel free to come to a church, says McIntyre.
  • (KTUL)
  • The Rev.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Two students at Brick Church Middle School were arrested for carrying an unloaded 32-caliber revolver on campus, according to the Metro Police Department.
  • (Nashville Tennessean)
  • A second man, Edward Washington, who was accused of obtaining the three guns used in the crime, was acquitted.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Members of a local youth group left their church Sunday night with hands in the air as SWAT team personnel waited with guns drawn. Officials responded to a perceived hostage situation at St. Mark's United Methodist Church around 6:15 p.m.
  • (My West Texas)
  • Jesse Gates brought a gun to South Side Free WIll Baptist Church Sunday, looking for his children.
  • (News Channel 7)
  • The shooting death of Trayvon Martin reverberated across Georgia on Sunday with hoodie church services, calls for lawmakers to strengthen gun laws and gatherings to remember the teen.
  • (RealClearPolitics)

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