THWAP! Shannon Watts tries to stomp NRA after Tenn. church shooting, steps on BIG rake instead

Doug P. | 10:54 AM on September 25, 2017

A shooting at a church in Tennessee yesterday left one person dead and multiple others wounded:

10-year-old boy recalls chaos inside Antioch church during shooting, helped barricade door inside building https://t.co/9KheJjQqxb

— Tennessean (@Tennessean) September 24, 2017

Anti-gun activist Shannon Watts reacted predictably:

When will Congress stand up to the @NRA so our children don’t have to stand up to gunmen? https://t.co/kL4pMpYVzY

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 24, 2017

Is that so? Well, there’s just one element to the story that makes Watts’ kneejerk reaction look moronic (again):

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/912097934287699968

The gunman was stopped by a fast acting member of the congregation who retrieved his own gun from his vehicle. https://t.co/MXQs51pN5N

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 24, 2017

Gunman was stopped by church usher & held him at gunpoint until police arrived. Fought off killer after being pistol whipped. Good guy w/gun

— Tim Burnette (@TimBurnette1) September 24, 2017

Nice talking point, gun grabbers, but it’s another narrative “fail”:

Armed Hero Stops Tennessee Church Shooting https://t.co/mJX8aSCqnR

— Bearing Arms (@BearingArmsCom) September 25, 2017

One church member, 22-year-old Caleb Engle, confronted the shooter before being pistol whipped in the face. Engle then went to his car to retrieve a gun, which he has under a concealed carry license.

Engle returned to the church to confront the gunman again. The gunman shot himself in the face when the man returned, possibly by accident.