The old saying “When seconds matter, the police are minutes away” is so true in this instance- (As good as the police are, they just can’t be everywhere to protect everyoen all the time)-
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The whole tragic incident took just 2 seconds from the time the gunman fired the first shot to the time he himself was shot- on the video the gunman shoots at the 16 second mark- then shoots again a second later, then the guard shoots the gunman at the 18 second mark- in the matter of only 2 seconds, three people were shot (Thankfully one of the people shot was the gunman!)-
It probably seemed like an eternity to the people that had to go through it- but it was only 2 seconds, and three people were shot- Thank God that the guard was so accurate- and so quick to recognize what was happening, not freeze, and react- otherwise things could have been much worse- Just goes to show how quickly and unexpectedly, and devastatingly things can go badly- the blink of an eye practically- Thank You Lord for that guard!
I’ve read (but haven’t seen confirmation) that the guard who fired on the shooter was a former FBI agent. If so, it could account for his accuracy in the situation.
Lives were saved, no doubt.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7836121/Moment-hero-former-FBI-agent-shot-dead-gunman-opened-fire-inside-packed-Texas-church.html
Moment hero ‘former FBI agent’ shot dead gunman who opened fire inside a packed Texas church | Daily Mail
A source told CBS it was a former FBI agent, now part of the church’s security, who shot and killed the suspect.
The security team has been in place at the church for at least a decade, according to sources. Minister Jack Cummings said: ‘They saved a lot of lives today because this thing would have been a massacre otherwise.
‘He was immediately hit by one of our marksmen. The next thing I know, he was lying on the floor.’
After the fact. At the time the seconds after the gun play were uncertain and perhaps the most terrifying of all.
But I get your general point.
Good post.