[archy]

Please read the whole article. It turns out there is a good deal of reason to impose at least some accountability on pastor Pinckney for the atrocity because, as a legislator, he opposed concealed carry and, as the church's pastor, had a "gun free" zone policy for the church. Sadly, that makes him a lot like the manager of a business who refuses to install a sprinkler system, the business is attacked by an arsonist, and the manager and eight customers die in the resulting fire because there was no sprinkler system.

From response #20 at FReepppost *here*:

Something is not adding up.

He [the reported shooter] had a .45, with at least seven rounds in the magazine, and reloaded five times, totaling 35 shots, at a probable minimum. There were a total of nine killed, and assuming he finished off half those he might have wounded with a follow-up *certainty shot*, that still would have required only around 15 rounds. Assume that after everyone stopped moving, he shot each of the bodies again to be absolutely sure; that's still only 24-25 rounds total.

What did he do with the other 10 or more rounds available to him, and why did he not continue his killings elsewhere in the church? Was he after one or more specific targets, a person or persons in that particular room with him?

Something is not adding up, and we are not being told what it is.

[tanknetter]

There were a couple threads yesterday with the “your actions demand justice, but I hope you find Christ” comments of one of the survivors. Who was shot eight times.

[Ladysforest]

I found that strange also. Why did everyone not scatter? Why didn’t someone try to jump the guy while he reloaded? Even if he blocked the door - there were windows I’d guess. And that young man who tried to protect his aunt by standing in front of her ... well it may have helped more if he rushed the shooter.

I mean, I know everyone was like a deer in the headlights, but the perp reloaded FIVE times. RUN !!!

[RitaOK]

The killer simply stopped firing. He wanted survivors, two I believe, to tell the story and relay his motivations.