Stunning: Networks Praise Texas Churchgoers for Being Armed, Stopping Gunman

Curtis Houck | December 30, 2019
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No, this is not a joke or an attempt at rick-rolling. The Monday morning broadcast network newscasts actually put away their usual gun control talking points after a mass shooting and emphasized how armed citizens prevented a deadly scene from becoming worse. In this case, it was Sunday’s attack on West Freeway Church of Christ outside Fort Worth, Texas.

CBS This Morning was arguably the strongest. Tweeting from Texas, correspondent Mireya Villarreal stated: “This could have been a much bigger tragedy. Amazing to see so many people pull out their guns to protect fellow parishioners.”

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