How’s this for a way to truly make sure your Easter starts with a bang: A Pennsylvania man accidentally discharged a handgun he had hidden in his pants during an Easter Mass. But the Lord was with him and, miraculously, he wasn’t harmed.
Jason Wagner said he was at?Saturday night’s vigil at Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona when he heard a strange noise:
?We were standing for a few minutes and just before the final procession started, the gunshot went off.?I immediately took a step back and was about to take cover. You never know if you’re safe anymore in this world. It’s a shame to know you can’t go into church without having something like this happen.?
Fortunately, no one was wounded by the discharge of the gun. Police officer?Christy Heck said that fact alone was “beyond luck.” But police also noted that no charges would be filed because it’s perfectly legal to carry a handgun into a place of worship in the state of Pennsylvania. No doubt because you never know when you might need to fire some warning shots when the preacher runs past his allotted time. Hey, wrap it up there, Padre!
Wagner said that after the shot was fired, he saw a man hand off the weapon to another person:
?I noticed the gun was handed to another gentleman. He immediately concealed it in a white program, so I took pictures of the gun inside this program.?It was like he was hiding the gun, yes he didn’t want it obvious didn’t want it out there.”
So I’m just gonna go ahead and ask the question that must be on everyone’s mind: What in the name of heaven and earth do you need a gun for when you go to church? Are there are lot of gunfights, robberies, or drive-bys taking place at churches in Pennsylvania?
The state I live in–Georgia–also allows parishioners to tote their guns into the local place of worship. But the first time I see someone in my church carrying a gun, I’m pretty sure I’m gonna find a new congregation that isn’t so?eager to be Yosemite Sam.
