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A Texas church shooting is thwarted and pundits scramble to find a downside

By Becket Adams
Published January 2, 2020 4:17pm ET
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A Texas church shooting is thwarted and pundits scramble to find a downside
In this still frame from livestreamed video provided by law enforcement, churchgoers take cover while a congregant armed with a handgun, top left, engages a man who opened fire, near top center just right of windows, during a service at West Freeway Church of Christ, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in White Settlement, Texas. The footage was broadcast online by the church according to a law enforcement official, who provided the image to The Associated Press on condition on anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. (West Freeway Church of Christ/Courtesy of Law Enforcement via AP) | (West Freeway Church of Christ/Courtesy of Law Enforcement via AP)

Some in the media are genuinely annoyed that an armed security guard thwarted a mass shooting this weekend at a church in Texas, possibly saving the lives of hundreds of worshippers.

The guard, Jack Wilson, is being praised for his quick and decisive action, which cut short the shooting spree of gunman Keith Kinnunen. But that praise has been tempered by attempts to minimize Wilson’s heroics and prevent the story from bolstering the cause of gun rights.

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