Official says 3 people injured, 1 suspect in custody, after church shooting in Alabama.

[bigworld]

Source: AP

A Selma man is behind bars after allegedly shooting three people at Oasis Tabernacle Church in East Selma Sunday morning.

According to Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson, James Minter has been arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Read more: Link to source

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Selma church shooting suspect named as James Minter; shot his girlfriend, her newborn baby, and the church’s pastor – Selma Times-Journal

[uppityperson]

1. Link? Thanks and argh

[Electric Monk]

2. Link

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/people-hurt-alabama-church-shooting-suspect-arrested-33899887

[GGJohn]

3. Sounds like a domestic violence shooting.

Now this colossal asshat will rightly be spending serious time in prison.
Never understood why someone would rather kill their significant other rather than just calling it quits and moving on.

Condolences to the victims and hoping for a speedy recovery.

[perdita9]

5. If you want to honor the victims, help get guns out of the hands of their abusers

Or this will just happen again.

[GGJohn]

6. There are laws already on the books addressing that.

[perdita9]

9. The NRA is on record opposing legislation which keeps guns out of the hands of abusers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/25/nra-stalkers-_n_5530097.html

[GGJohn]

10. Thanks for the link.

I would support this legislation.

[Skittles]

7. gun humpers do not give a shit

[maxsolomon]

8. Because they are flooded with unbearable emotions

and, typically, testosterone. "If I cannot have her/my kids/my job, then no one else will either".

Of course, those emotions pass, but to some of those experiencing them, murder/suicide is the way out of a cul-de-sac: you have revenge on those who caused you pain (murder), then your pain stops (suicide). This is pretty much the motivation of typical mass shootings in America.

Good thing these people (men) typically have unfettered access to semi-automatic firearms.

[perdita9]

4. Another incident of hideous violence made possible by the lobbying power of the NRA

Freedom should include the freedom to go to church...or to a town meeting...or to a movie theater...or to the mall...or to school.

I'm so damn tired of reading the same story over and over again.