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A screen capture from the livestream clearly shows the parishioner who shot and killed the gunman. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Democrats and gun control activists have renewed their calls\nfor gun control after a legally armed parishioner shot and killed a gunman who\nopened fire with a shotgun during a church service on Sunday. Two churchgoers\ndied in the tragedy at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement,\nTexas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs elected officials, we must do more to protect Texans,\u201d\nstate Sen. Beverly Powell, D-Burleson, said in a statement. \u201cMonths ago, I,\nalong with many of my colleagues in the House and Senate, called for a special\nsession to address the rise of gun violence in Texas. We can and must respect\nthe Second Amendment, but the time has come to address serious solutions to\nsave the lives of innocent Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shannon Watts, founder of the anti-gun group Moms Demand\nAction, put a finer point on it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArmed parishioners and \u2018security teams\u2019 in places of\nworship aren\u2019t freedom,\u201d she said on Twitter. \u201cThey\u2019re the cost of allowing gun\nlobbyists to write our gun laws.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media reporting that one armed security guard killed by the White Settlement gunman.

Armed parishioners and \u201csecurity teams\u201d in places of worship aren\u2019t freedom, they\u2019re the cost of allowing gun lobbyists to write our gun laws.

White Settlement #txlege<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 29, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n

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Republicans and pro-gun groups, by contrast, have praised\nthe actions of the parishioner who shot the gunman mere seconds after he opened\nfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is obvious that many more lives were saved by the quick\naction of a church member who was fortunately armed as a member of the church\nsecurity team. Had it not been for his quick action and accurate shooting, this\ncould have been much, much worse,\u201d said Second Amendment Foundation Founder and\nExecutive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick also highlighted the necessity of having armed personnel on hand when a shooting begins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe immediate responder is the most important; the citizen\nresponder,\u201d Patrick said at a Sunday evening press conference. “Because\neven though the chief\u2019s brave officers were here in less than a minute \u2026 by the\ntime they got here, the shooting was over. And that always happens, that over\n50 percent of shootings, our first responders, it\u2019s usually over when they get\nthere, no matter how hard they try.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Texas to Allow Guns in Churches Unless Expressly Forbidden<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Officials have identified the parishioner who shot and killed the murderer as Jack Wilson, a former reserve sheriff\u2019s deputy and firearms instructor. He was also the head of the church\u2019s security team, according to CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe events at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exists and I had to take out an active shooter in church,\u201d Wilson said in a Facebook post<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m thankful to GOD that I have been blessed with the ability and desire to serve him in the role of head of security at the church. I am very sad in the loss of two dear friends and brothers in CHRIST, but evil does exist in this world and I and other members are not going to allow evil to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a comment below the post, Wilson indicates that he used a\nSig Sauer P229 chambered in 357 SIG to take down the gunman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told reporters at a news\nconference on Monday that Wilson had trained many of his fellow parishioners in\nsafe and effective firearms handling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My understanding is, he was a reserve deputy and had\nsignificant training, had his own shooting range, had taught other people how\nto shoot, had taught many people in this church how to be prepared,”\nPaxton said. “He’s not just responsible for his actions, which ultimately\nsaved the lives of maybe hundreds of people, but he’s also responsible for\ntraining hundreds in that church.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Texas Hero Speaks Out About Stopping Church Shooter with AR-15<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The widely circulated video of the incident shows congregants participating in a communion service while the perpetrator stands in the back corner of the sanctuary. He appears to be wearing all black clothing, and witnesses say<\/a> he was wearing a disguise, including a fake beard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He approaches a parishioner standing behind him and speaks to him for a moment before pulling a shotgun from his clothing. Another man notices the shotgun, stands up, and reaches for something in his waistband. The gunman sees the man stand and shoots him point-blank before turning the shotgun on another parishioner and shooting him as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, a third parishioner, Mr. Wilson, pulls out a handgun and fires one shot from approximately 15 yards away, and the perpetrator immediately falls to the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congregants can be seen hiding underneath pews and running\nfor the exit, and cries and screaming can be heard while several people attempt\nto help the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parishioner who fired the shot wasn\u2019t the only armed\nperson in the sanctuary that day. After the perpetrator falls to the ground, at\nleast five additional men approach the murderer with handguns drawn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two victims have been identified as 64-year-old Anton Wallace, a church deacon from Fort Worth, and 67-year-old Richard White, of River Oaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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