Fox And Friends Say More Guns Would Have Stopped The Charleston Church Massacre

[KamaAina]

Give us this day our daily derp.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/06/18/3671110/state-gun-laws-south-carolina/

After a gunman opened fire at the historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, SC, killing 9, police concluded the shooting constituted a hate crime. Twenty-one-year-old shooting suspect Dylann Roof, who was given a gun for his birthday, reportedly said, ‘I have to do it. You rape our women and you’re taking over our county,’ before firing his gun. He has also donned shirts with country flags of racist African states in the past.

Similar to past shootings, the latest has already re-ignited the ongoing debate about gun laws in the state. After the shooting, for example, Fox & Friends advocated for more guns, arguing people could’ve defended themselves if they were armed.

“Had somebody in that church had a gun, they probably would have been able to stop him,” host Steve Doocy remarked. “If somebody was there, they would have had the opportunity to pull out their weapon and take him out.”...

Back in 2011, a state representative proposed a bill that would allow gun owners to carry firearms into restaurants, day-care centers, and churches. However, that bill was not passed, and guns are still prohibited in child care facilities and preschools, as well as churches or religious spaces, unless a church official or governing authority gives carriers permission to bring their weapons. Concealed carry is permitted, but people cannot bring guns to medical facilities, including hospitals and doctors’ offices, without authorization. Courts, law enforcement and correctional facilities, and athletic events are also off limits. And thanks to a law signed two weeks ago, domestic violence can come with a lifetime gun ban.

[Rex]

1. It is as if some people (republicans) want us all to die a violent death.

It has to be, I refuse to believe anyone could be that stupid OR they know the NRA will keep them rich at the cost of more gun deaths.

[bluestateguy]

2. That state has very loose gun laws already

Maybe it's a matter of the church members religious freedom (fox says they are for that) to not allow guns in their church.

[KamaAina]

3. Actually, it's not as bad as you might think

Today, South Carolina actually has a stringent firearm code, compared to the rest of the South — but its firearm death rate is steep.

Back in 2011, a state representative proposed a bill that would allow gun owners to carry firearms into restaurants, day-care centers, and churches. However, that bill was not passed, and guns are still prohibited in child care facilities and preschools, as well as churches or religious spaces, unless a church official or governing authority gives carriers permission to bring their weapons. Concealed carry is permitted, but people cannot bring guns to medical facilities, including hospitals and doctors’ offices, without authorization. Courts, law enforcement and correctional facilities, and athletic events are also off limits. And thanks to a law signed two weeks ago, domestic violence can come with a lifetime gun ban.

[Matrosov]

4. The NRA thinks the crime rate would be 0% if *everybody* had guns

Then all the good guys with guns could shoot the bad guys before they ever got a chance to be bad.

I wonder on which planet the NRA has its HQ

[KamaAina]

5. Uranus?

[leveymg]

11. Virginia

[HassleCat]

6. Sure they could

And they could kill another 4 or 5 people in the crossfire. Great idea.

[yuiyoshida]

7. Again...

[madokie]

8. Yea right

let the black people all start carrying and there will be all out war waged against them. Thats what they're implying they want by suggesting this. Am I not right?
The people who think like that are sub-human, idiots all of them.

[tavernier]

9. I bet my friend that the NRA would make that statement.

But leave it to Fux News to speak on their behalf.

[leveymg]

10. If Jesus joined the NRA . . .

which auto would he have used?