UPDATED: Gunman from Texas church shooting identified as 43-year-old man with criminal record

Update: How White Settlemant got it's name: "The city got its name because it was the lone settlement of white pioneers amid several Native American villages in the Fort Worth area in the Texas Republic territory in the 1840s.^[4][5] On October 14, 2005, city leaders, citing hurdles in attracting businesses,^[6] announced a plan to have local voters decide on a possible name change for the town from White Settlement to West Settlement. In the November 8 election, the name change was overwhelmingly rejected by a vote of 2,388 to 219.^[5][7] The oldest street in White Settlement is White Settlement Road. This original trail led from the fort to the "white settlement" about eight miles west into Native American territory. The area was called "white" because it was a settlement of "white" homesteaders, as opposed to other settlements in the vicinity that were composed of both white and Native American residents. As the Native Americans were forced from the area and the settlement moved westward, the road followed. This was the only public road in White Settlement's early history.^[8]

"Two members of the city's West Freeway Church of Christ were killed by a gunman on December 29, 2019, during a morning service. The shooter was in turn killed by two members who shot him.^{[9]" . . .}

Washington Examiner  "The gunman from the shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ was identified as Keith Thomas Kinnunen, a 43-year-old male from River Oaks, Texas, with a long criminal record.
"A security volunteer killed Kinnunen after he opened fire and killed two during a church service on Sunday morning. Kinnunen had several previous felonies on his record, including charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon from 2009 and theft in 2013.
"He was also charged with possession of an illegal weapon in New Jersey after he was spotted surveilling an oil refinery with a 12-gauge shotgun by authorities. Kinnunen had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Oklahoma at the time of the incident. He claimed he was homeless at the time of the New Jersey arrest, but acknowledged that he was from Texas. The FBI noted that he had been "relatively transient” for the past several years.

"Additionally, Kinnunen had two arrests from 2009 and 2015 for unpaid traffic tickets in the state of Texas." . . .

Gunman Kills Two at a Texas Church, Is Killed by Armed Churchgoers  . . . "While USA Today does not include Farmer’s full statement, the Wall Street Journal does.

Britt Farmer, the church’s senior minister, said the volunteers had contained the incident.

“We lost two great men today, but it could have been a lot worse and I am thankful that our government has allowed us the opportunity to protect ourselves,” he said.

. . . . Under Texas law, weapons are allowed into places of worship unless there is signage posted stating otherwise.

"Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said that “today, evil walked boldly among us. But let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse.”

"Texas governor Greg Abbott issued a statement in which he expressed his gratitude to the heroic parishioners who “acted quickly to take down the shooter and help prevent further loss of life.' ” . . .

FBI: Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Kept Antisemitic Journal, Fixated on Hitler

Breitbart

. . . "Thomas, of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., has pleaded not guilty to five state counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary stemming from a machete-wielding attack at the home of a Hasidic Jewish rabbi during a [Hanukkah] party late Saturday.

"He was ordered held on $5 million bail with his next court appearance Friday.

"Meanwhile, federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York also weighed in with additional hate crime charges against Thomas, a 37-year-old African-American man.

"FBI investigators said they found journal entries allegedly written by Thomas in which he expressed anti-Semitic views, referencing Adolf Hitler and “Nazi culture.”

"They said another journal entry allegedly stated that “Hebrew Israelites” had victimized “ebonoid Israelites,” which the FBI took to mean African-Americans claiming descent from the ancient tribes of Israel. . . .

"Ebanoid"?

Hanukkah Menorah Vandalized in New Jersey amid Wave of Antisemitic Attacks

. . . "NJ Advance Media reports the Mendham Borough menorah was knocked over and five of its light bulbs were broken on Friday. The Hanukkah display, which is inside a public park, has since been repaired.

“ 'Any act of vandalism directed at any religion, race, gender or age should never be tolerated in our towns. This incident is being investigated by our Police Department in cooperation with the Sheriff’s Department, and all appropriate protocols will be followed,” a statement reads from Borough Mayor Serrano Glassner.

"Detective Chris Irons told NJ Advance Media that the incident is being investigated as a possible “bias crime,” the first in Mendham Borough for 2019. No arrests have been made in connection to the incident." . . .

Fads in my day were Elvis dress and DA haircuts. Today they seem to be the destruction of monuments commemorating out-of-favor-with-the left causes. 

Democrats Must Live with Consequences of Their Foolish Impeachment Farce

Conrad Black

It’s showtime. Let the fools’ carnival of unfeasible candidates elevate the designated Democratic piñata for this successful if edgy president to hammer through the election campaign.

"The NeverTrump campaign has sputtered to a ludicrous and pitiful end with this year. Having dragged its media lackeys and the dwindling curiosity of the country through an absurd burlesque of a “solemn, sad,” impeachment process—without alleging any actual illegalities—the NeverTrump campaign has rushed through in a procedural Star Chamber because of the “urgency” of removing the president before the country reelects him. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promises to go to court and oblige administration witnesses to testify, a step the trained Democratic seals of the House declined to take because of the urgency of trial and removal of the president.

"Finally, the revelation appears to have been noticed by the speaker, just ahead of the arrival of Santa Claus, that the Democrats have no case against the president, are slipping in the polls, and that the last stand of the argument that a moral imperative makes Trump clearly unfit to serve in the great office to which he was elected, has crumbled. 
"Trump grates on the nerves of many—including many supporters—but that is not an impeachable offense. The country will punish a party that puts its own rabid partisan antagonism ahead of the national interest in effective government. The Democrats have no case for impeachment so they can’t go forward. They cannot possibly imagine there is any smoking gun anywhere to unsettle this administration. And as the country enters a presidential election year, they can’t get anyone except their lickspittles in the national political media drooling again about any legal threat to this president." . . .

Tony Branco

Ignorant people and the Fort Worth church shooting (Updated)

First update: Texas Church Killer Didn't Use the Left's Hated AR-15. He Used the Gun Joe Biden Recommended.

Like this, Joe?

‘Is this a JOKE?!’ Andrew Cuomo’s statement on stabbing in Rabbi’s Monsey home during Hanukkah celebration goes SO wrong

‘Didn’t you hear…?’ Beto O’Rourke rolls out gun control talking points after Texas church shooting and gets reality checked

AKSHUALLY yes … Shannon Watts’ White Settlement shooting tweet has people wondering if she’s REALLY that dumb

Watts

"The only thing more certain than Brian Stelter getting mocked on Twitter is Shannon Watts finding a way to make a complete tool of herself every time there’s a shooting of any sort.   She really is like clockwork …

 Shannon Watts  

.@KenPaxtonTX shouldn’t be shocked by the church shooting in White Settlement. As Texas Attorney General, he specifically made sure that guns are allowed inside churches in the state: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/01/texas-legislator-law-guns-allowed-churches/ … #txlege

And then this:

Before facts are out, @NRA shill and Texas Governor Greg Abbott implies armed citizens took down the shooter and that two dead worshippers is a win for his “guns everywhere” agenda.
NO people were shot at church in countries with strong gun laws today.

The whole incident could have been prevented with just this:

Biden Blasted the 'Absolutely Irrational' Texas Law That Allowed Lawful Gun Owner to Stop Church Shooting  " 'But, if it were up to Joe Biden, those worshippers would have been sitting ducks. When Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law allowing lawful gun owners to carry guns into places of worship, Biden slammed Abbott and the law. “It's just absolutely irrational,” Biden said. “It's totally irrational.' " . . .
. . . "According to CNN, the new laws signed by Governor Abbott, in addition to allowing lawful gun owners to carry in places of worship, also allows them to properly store firearms and ammunition in their cars on school property and allows school districts to have more school marshals. It also allows some foster homes to have firearms, bans owners of rental properties from prohibiting renters from having firearms, and allows for open carry during a disaster.
"The law went into effect on the first of September. It’s already saved lives.
"And the Democratic "frontrunner," Joe Biden, blasted that law. Think about that."

Two Dead in Texas Church Shooting, Highlighting the Need for Good Guys with Guns in Places of Worship

Further updates:  Mr. 'Hell Yes I'll Take Your Guns!' Is Taken Down in Pinpoint Tactical Strike After Church Shooting Response

. . . . But it didn't occur to Beto that saving lives was actually a good thing.The gruesome video showed that the reaction time of one of the multiple good guys with guns was lightning-quick. The church's volunteer security guard took down the bad guy with one shot from with his pistol from across the sanctuary.Instead of praising the man who stopped a mass casualty event, Beto couldn't help but point out that "what we're doing in Texas, what we are doing in this country, when it comes to guns is not working."

. . . "It's unclear what the hell he was talking about. What isn't working? Was he sad that concealed carrying good guys stopped a bloodbath? Was he sad that his home state of Texas now endorsed the idea of volunteer security guards in churches? Was he sad that a sicko wanted to shoot Christians? Was he sad that the sicko had a gun? A shotgun no less?
"The former senatorial and presidential wanna-be was schooled by the gun-knowledgeable twitterati after making the remarkably clueless, even for him, response."
Blame Trump!
Guess What NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Blames For The Rise In Anti-Semitic Attacks…

"I’ll give you a hint: he’s not laying the blame with the perpetrators."

California: the state of the state

Pat Cross

The mass murder that didn’t happen because Texans are smarter than New Yorkers, Californians and progressives everywhere

‘Make sure your vote is on target’: Man who stopped Texas church shooter is running for office  "The man who fired back and saved the lives of his fellow churchgoers in Texas is running for office with the campaign slogan: “Make sure your vote is on target.”
"Jack Wilson, 71, shot and killed a gunman who opened fire in West Freeway Church of Christ in Tarrant County, near Fort Worth, Texas. Wilson was on duty as the volunteer security officer at the time of the shooting. He drew his weapon and killed the assailant within seconds.
"Wilson’s aim wasn’t surprising, given his background. He was president of On Target Firearms Training Academy until 2016, worked as a deputy sheriff, and is currently running to be a county commissioner for the third precinct." . . .
Ironic that "Jack Wilson" was the name of the gunslinger played by Jack Palance in Shane". 

Thomas Lifson:  "In the fantasy world inhabited by progressives, passing laws to restrict gun ownership and the carrying of firearms prevents violence. The precise opposite is the truth, as demonstrated convincingly by John Lott, whose research led him to change his position on gun control once he discovered the facts.  His book More Guns Less Crime is required reading for anyone who wants to be honest about preventing the death of innocent Americans." . . .

John Hinderaker of Powerline provides a picture tracing the line of return fire that took down the killer and prevented a mass murder:

Thomas Lifson: Spectacular Biden buffoonery revealed in the wake of Texans foiling attempted church massacre  "The Democrats’ frontrunner for the presidential race is an embarrassment to the world’s oldest political party.  I can only explain his polling lead by pointing to the pathetic group of competitors he faces. To be charitable, I assume that Democrats are settling for him, not enthusiastically and affirmatively choosing him as the best possible candidate.

"Biden has said and done many foolish things in the course of his long political career, but in the wake of heroic armed Texans taking down a shooter attempting mass murder, the following gem highlighted by OANN’s Jack Posobiec takes the cake. Just a few months ago, Biden actually attacked Texas Governor Greg Abbott as “irrational” for permitting church-goers to carry firearms." . . .  
Via The Gateway Pundit, where Biden is quoted:

 “Dealing with firearms, it is irrational, with all due respect to the governor of Texas, irrational what they are doing,” Biden told reporters on September 2. “On the very day you see a mass shooting … and we’re talking about loosening access to have guns, to be able to take them into places of worship, it’s just absolutely irrational. It’s totally irrational.”

This sign at the church entrance  would have saved all that violence:

Jack Posobiec  🇺🇸‏Verified account 

WATCH: Joe Biden attacked the Governor of Texas for allowing church-goers to carry weapons just a few months ago Ryan Saavedra

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Greta Thunberg: where's the hoax and where's the fact?

Mask off: Greta Thunberg* comes out full Marxist  . . . "Collective action?  That's Marxist.  That's straight from the playbook of Vladimir Lenin, who always projected that particular "act now" line, the words of a single-minded fanatic appealing to bored youth, while all along plotting absolute power for himself, all in the name of "the people." 

"James Delingpole at Breitbart News smells the Marxism within and has some excellent analysis of this newly unmasked agenda here.

"It's natural to want to dismiss Thunberg as a spoiled brat, but the fanatical drumbeat emanating from her that "nothing has been done" and "we must act now" is the clarion call of a vintage Marxist looking to take over society." .  . .
*Well...those managing her, at least

Greta Thunberg's father Svante reveals he thought the 16-year-old's eco-crusade was a 'bad idea' - but believes it has actually saved her from a pit of depression he feared would KILL her  . . . "She is currently on a gap year from her education and heads back to school in August. She has suffered with depression and feels her activism has been like a medicine." . . .

Hoaxes about Greta Thunberg go after her family, image and activism. But why? 
"Like a tsunami following an earthquake, waves of misinformation, conspiracy theories and hoaxes have come crashing down on 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg after her groundbreaking speeches and protests about climate change this month.
"The attacks go after her family, her image and her activism. While hard at work debunking them, fact-checkers have speculated why there’s been so much misinformation clouding the teenager and her work.
"Last week, Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic to speak in front of the U.S. Congress and at the United Nations climate summit, held in New York. As a result, she became the object of international scrutiny and attention from a range of critics, many of which are using false or misleading claims to discredit her." . . .

Rolling Stone: Greta Thunberg Joins a Long List of ‘Indoctrinated’ Child Activists

From the Babylon Bee perspective: Greta Sails To Hong Kong To Lecture Protesters On Their Carbon Footprint  "HONG KONG—Many have criticized climate activist Greta Thunberg for lecturing Western countries on their inaction on climate change when most of the pollution comes from developing countries like China and India. Well, Greta has finally gone to Hong Kong to address what she believes to be a major source of carbon emissions: the Hong Kong protesters.

Greta On The Shelf watches you

" 'How dare you burn things as part of these protests when our planet is in crisis!" she said in her scathing rebuke of the pro-democracy protesters. "Every time you throw a gasoline bomb at the totalitarian police officers, you rob a little more of my childhood from me."
"Beijing thanked Thunberg for her "important work" in identifying the real root of the problem: democracy. "Thunberg is an example of true Person of the Year material, using her platform to call out the villains who would disrupt our safe, efficient, government," Beijing wrote in a statement.
"Time Magazine quickly gave the Hong Kong protesters "Villain of the Year" awards for not using green protest methods.
"Thunberg also condemned the protesters' use of tear gas when there are carbon-neutral options like throwing rocks or using pointy sticks."