Posted on 05/06/2024 4:07:01 PM PDT by Morgana
A pastor is thanking the Lord for his province after a man entered his church, pulled a gun on him, and fired at him in the middle of a church service that was being live-streamed. Mercifully, the gun jammed and did not fire, causing the gunman to be tackled and apprehended by a brave congregant, who quickly jumped into action.
The incident happened at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, PA, a small church of about 25 people. Pastor Pastor Glenn Germany, who was the victim of the attempted murder by Bernard Junior Polite, 26, recounted the harrowing incident.
“He stood up and he smiled at me. and it was just a smile. He comes to right here and then all of a sudden, that’s when I see him pull the gun and all I could do is duck and try to get out of the way…He pulled the gun; it clicked. You heard him shoot it. God jammed the gun so the bullet didn’t come out.”
Following the jamming, the gunman was tackled by Deacon Clarence McCallister, 63, who shared:
“Once I seen a gun, then I leaped out of my seat and leaped over that railing, and I tackled him down to the ground. The man had his back turned towards me, and I could see he would never see me coming.”
Following the incident, police went to the home of the perpetrator, where they found a body that was fatally shot. The deceased is believed to be a family member of Polite, who he murdered before the attempt on the pastor’s life.
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Mr Polite certainly doesn't live up to his name, does he?
The gun jammed? Did he have a round in the chamber? Did the firing pin hit a dud primer? Did he fire a round to make the jam on reloading?
Hard to believe.
I think the correct word is “providence”, not “province”... although I am sure he is thankful for the “state” he is in.
(...snicker...)
Divine intervention...
or was it just stupidity on the gunman’s side.
But, divine intervention could have made the gunman utterly stupid.. So, I vote for both.
Not if it's a HiPoint pistol.
God protected the pastor.
Hey, if the guy didn’t like the preaching, he could have just found another church.
I like Texan’s way of dealing with shooters.
Well. You know that Pastor is sure God intervened and saved his life.
What I wonder is how they held that guy till the cops got there. What a dangerous situation. The poor other person who got killed and I thought I heard on the radio this guy has prior incidents like this.
The dead man was also a Polite, age 56, the shooter may have been his son,26. Leaves me asking what the connection was between the “Pastor Pastor” and the dad Derek Polite?
Looks to be a POS Jensen or Jimenez.
There are much worse pistols than a Hi Point.
Just like the movie Nefarious
https://www.whoisnefarious.com/
Taurus has entered the chat.
Perhaps God jammed it.
Probably a homosexual. Never use a weapon unless you clean it.
Excellent movie! The gun jams three times there. Once for the Father, once for the Son and once for the Holy Spirit.
Hi-Point’s aren’t unreliable, just ugly.
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