Dem Strategist: ‘Cannot Imagine Horror That Could’ve Occurred’ if Charlston Churchgoers Were Armed

The Blaze ^ | 06/20/2015 | Jason Howerton

[Bob]

I believe that the security guard’s name was Jeanne Assam. She shot the attacker and he killed himself. It’s been a few years and I’m unable to recall the town name but I’m sure it was in Colorado.

[VerySadAmerican]

What an idiot! But we now have the talking points.

Roof reloaded 3 times. Did he run out of ammo and calmly walk out?

[BykrBayb]

Is anyone surprised that a democrat thinks it would have been horrifying if someone had stopped the carnage?

[VerySadAmerican]

I believe someone else had a gun and wouldn’t use it so she took it from the guy and took the shooter out. If I’m not thinking of another incident.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Actually he shot and killed a few girls in the parking lot before entering the church where he shot at someone and the woman Jeanne Assam shot at him. She hit him a few times and then he killed himself. So, 2 girls died there and 3 people were injured.

[lowbridge]

“Longtime Democratic strategist Bob Shrum said on MSNBC Friday that he “cannot imagine the horror that could’ve unfolded” if churchgoers were armed during the recent massacre in Charleston, South Carolina.”

In other words he thinks black people are incapable of properly handling a firearm.

[the OlLine Rebel]

No, it was her own piece.

[IronJack]

What, like there wasn’t “horror” there anyway????

[knarf]

What?

A whackjob takes 43 rounds before he closes his eyes for the last time .... that's horrifying ?

[wjcsux]

I carry a gun at church and head up our security team. We would have taken care of this punk.

[VerySadAmerican]

It was another incident then. I remember a woman and a man were hiding behind a column and the man pulled out a gun but couldn’t make himself use it. So she took it and showed him how.

[cableguymn]

dealers and pimps shoot back. That is almost a guarantee.

[cableguymn]

Good thing you and other show goers held them all down and hid the ammunition from them. it could have been a blood bath.

[MaxMax]

The shooter attended that church and if he knew people there were armed
this wouldn't have happened.

[buffaloguy]

I do. But apparently Bob is better than that.

[CurlyDave]

...I only knew of one person who had a weapon .. and he was legally allowed to carry at all times because he was a working Detective. To me, it was comforting to always see him there.

In our church, in shall-issue Oregon, our insurance company will pay the cost of a CHL (concealed handgun license) for Elders and Deacons. Maybe even for Ushers too.

For an insurance company, this is a pure dollars and cents decision, divorced from all ideology . Says a lot about what the real odds are if we take the emotional responses out of it.

[Wildbill22]

I imagine it would be ‘horrible’ from the democrat standpoint if people were proven to have defended themselves in a high profile shooting...

[jsanders2001]

> Good thing you and other show goers held them all down and hid the ammunition from them. it could have been a blood bath.

: )

[HiTech RedNeck]

Does sounds kind of ridiculous of him.

[HiTech RedNeck]

When actuaries are allowed to be honest, this is what happens....