Families of Charleston 9 forgive shooting suspect in court

Religious tripe, if he had killed a relative of mine I'd want to tear him into little pieces.

Very admirable! I think we need to learn from these folks. That said Roof needs to be convicted and never see freedom again.

Amazing people.

This shows that, yes, love covers the multitude of sins.

This nothing short of amazing. These folks live what they believe in. And this is the biggest test of their faith. Deepest respects from this atheist. I oppose capital punishment and humane prisons, but I do not know if I could forgive a person like this if he killed someone I love. I hope the killer get the message and sees at the very least that his racism was founded utter stupidity.

Item from "ThinkProgerss.org:

"NRA board member Charles Cotton blamed Clementa Pinckney, a victim of the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, for his own death. He also blamed Pinckney, the pastor of Emanuel AME and a state senator, for the deaths of the other eight people killed."

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/06/18/3671649/nra-board-member-blames-charleston-victim-death/

Cotton's rational:

"As a state senator, Pinckney supported tougher gun regulations and opposed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns in churches. On TexasCHLForum.com, a message board, Cotton wrote that 'Eight of his church members who might be alive if he had expressly allowed members to carry handguns in church are dead. Innocent people died because of his position on a political issue.'"

Do I need to point what an idiot this NRA creature is? I will be happy to for anyone who does not see the obvious.

These gentle people would not have carried weapons, concealed or not, into church. And if they did more people might have been killed. Needing guns to protect ourselves from guns in America shows they need for gun control on par with other industrialized democracies.

Cotton's remarks present one more reason for why the NRA has got to go.

shows the US getting worser and worser lol

21 year-old Dylann Roof was charged with felony possession in February, 2015: According to South Carolina court documents, Roof was arrested in Lexington County on felony charges of possession of cocaine, methamphetamine and LSD on February 28, 2015. This alone disqualified him from legal carry and purchase of a firearm. In South Carolina, you only have to be charged with a felony to lose your 2nd Amendment right. Roof would have failed a background check to purchase a firearm. It was earlier reported that his father purchased him a handgun for his 21st birthday(that would likely qualify as a Straw Man purchase) . Roof's birthday is listed as April 4, 1994. His 21st birthday was this past April. Two months after he's charged with a felony his father buys him a gun? This means if his father purchased a gun for his birthday it was a straw purchase, a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.  In order for laws to work, criminals (in this case, both father and son) must follow them.  Exit question: Was this the firearm used in the massacre?  *Jim Hoft reports that the firearm used in the massacre was stolen from his mother. Same gun? Her gun? Either way, he stole a firearm, another felony charge.  **ALSO: CNN reports that the family changed their story and claims that Roof was given birthday money to purchase a gun and they "don't know what he did with [the money]." Bottom line: He was ineligible to carry in any case and the truth will out in this. Three things to consider, however: 1) If Roof, who was ineligible due to the pending felony charges (remember, charges only for ineligibility in SC) purchased a firearm through a storefront, that store will likely face charges and lose their FFL. It's a violation of federal law to make an illegal sale such as this.  2) If such a sale was allowed to go through and his 4473 wasn't flagged, who in the state did not note this on his record? What is the point of having a law that a felony charge renders someone ineligible to excercise 2A if nothing is noted on the record to prevent a background check from going through? What is the point of laws if the state refusese or fails to enforce them?  3) The family could be lying to avoid an investigation into a felony straw man purchase.  Indeed, the truth will out. 

Heck I had to come here a second time to say how amazing these people are.