And when seconds count law enforcement is only minutes away.
Damned shame the people at the synagogue weren’t armed.
Orthodox Jews, and the sabbath — nobody would be packing unless there were an immediate identified threat.
This is where gentile Christians could be of help to their older brothers of Abraham.
They had 20 minutes to at least get a few policemen there....and didn’t. Because they couldn’t verify it. Why not send a few patrols there anyway? Just to be on the safe side.
One guy was.
Engaged the shooter and prevented further casualties.
Megan; The border patrol agent was armed and returned fire, which, along with a jammed weapon, was the reason we are not looking at 40 or 50 people wounded or killed.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/what-we-know-about-the-california-synagogue-shooting.html
“An off-duty Border Patrol agent who was working as a security guard at the synagogue fired on the shooter several times as he drove way, but only struck his car.”