I run passed this church every Thursday. I topped the hill to see an Iwo Jima styled massing of law enforcement. The Shelby Country Sheriff's deputy directing traffic was a friend from high school. He waved me through and let me finish my run. He didn't want to go into details, but told me to watch the news.
As it so happens, a good friend of mine's dad was at the church for the pot luck dinner. He's the one that rushed the shooter and is said to have beat him senseless with the gun after he took it from him. My buddy and his dad were pretty shook up and I haven't asked for more details. All he said is that it was an older man that stood up, said something (not sure what), and started shooting.
There's a vigil today at 10AM. Terrible, terrible for our small community.
I told my wife last night that I will now be carrying at all times. I've avoided doing so for a very long time. The area I live in is extraordinarily safe: doors are rarely locked, the police are rarely involved in anything other than getting a cat out of a tree, and crime is generally nonexistent. Frankly, carrying a gun around here has never made much sense. If something like this can happen here, it can happen anywhere.
