And then I realized Mounted Police has no sirens or lights.
Pursue of a felon with a firearm.
Church Security Resource Compilation – Active Response Training
As usual I am stealing Greg Ellifritz’s work to bring it here for my readers.
And if your place of devotion does not have a security plan and team, talk to them.
If they refuse to have one, find yourself another Spiritual House ASAP.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:9
And carry. God does not care if you do or if you carry a peacemaker, Glock, 1911 or a Hi Point.
When shit hits the fan, you are the shepherd using the staff and applying the rod with precision.
PVC pipes? Are you effing kidding me?
Via Of Arms And The Law.
“Each device consisted of roughly six inches of PVC pipe, a small clock, a battery, some wiring and what is known as energetic material, which is essentially potential explosives and material that give off heat and energy through a reaction to heat, shock, or friction,” Wray said at a Justice Department press conference.
Wray on Package Bombs: ‘These Are Not Hoax Devices’
“Energetic material.” so when the Feds start using technical euphemisms, you know they are trying to cover up stupid stuff.
Energetic materials are a class of material with high amount of stored chemical energy that can be released. Typical classes of energetic materials are e.g. explosives, pyrotechnic compositions, propellants (e.g. smokeless gunpowders and rocket fuels), and fuels (e.g. diesel fuel and gasoline).
That is from Wikipedia. So basically anything from lighter fluid up, is “energetic material.” Still, they do not say they were viable devices with a clear and present danger. IE: Your car is out of gas and you bring a gallon from the station and place it inside your trunk. You have a car with gas, but that does not mean it will start and take you home. Even worse: You put the same gallon of gas inside your toddler’s Little Tyke’s Cozy Coupe plastic car and call it a NASCAR racer. Not happening.
The Obligatory Pre-Electoral mass shooting has occurred.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Eight people have been killed and a number of others injured after a shooting situation at The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Saturday.
KDKA’s Meghan Schiller reports that a suspect, a heavy-set white male with a beard, has surrendered. The SWAT team had been talking with the suspect, and he was crawling and injured. It is unclear the extent of his injuries.
KDKA sources confirm to Andy Sheehan that the suspect is 48-year-old Robert Bowers. It is believed that he acted alone.
8 Dead, Several Others Shot At Pittsburgh Synagogue
It is not that they happen, but when they happen and they just hit the important talking points for politicians: Attack Jews (which is the only time it is bad according to the Liberal, otherwise Israel can die), White guy screaming racist stuff and I am waiting to find the weapon used. So these last days will be all about Gun Control.
Kudos go to President Trump for not bowing to the obvious easy escape route:
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Donald Trump says the outcome at the Pittsburgh synagogue would have been different if there was armed protection.
Before boarding Air Force One, Trump told reporters, “They had a maniac walk in and they didnt have any protection and that is just so sad to see. The results could have been much better.”
Trump: If Pittsburgh Synagogue Had Armed Guard, ‘Results Would Have Been Far Better’
I had in my mind that no self-respecting synagogue or temple would have services without armed (and sometimes) heavily armed) security. I even know one Rabbi that not only carries, but was encouraged by cops and parishioners to do so and take a lot of extra training.
I guess it is not kosher to keep your people safe anymore?