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Terrorism on American Soil - Texas Massacre in the House of God
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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 3178199" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>Terrorism may have a legal definition, but the word is also used subjectively. Did the people in the church feel terrorized? I'd bet they did, so you can call it terrorism if you want. But "The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines <strong>terrorism</strong> as 'the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives'"</p><p>Without knowing the motives of the gunman, it's hard to say whether this meets the definition. Although the definition seems vague enough that almost any action could be considered terrorism. This incident certainly falls under the category of mass shooting. And I believe mass shootings would be much fewer and further between if we eliminated gun free zones. Not that the church was necessarily a gun free zone, but it might have been a target because the likelihood that the congregation would be unarmed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 3178199, member: 63706"] Terrorism may have a legal definition, but the word is also used subjectively. Did the people in the church feel terrorized? I'd bet they did, so you can call it terrorism if you want. But "The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations defines [B]terrorism[/B] as 'the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives'" Without knowing the motives of the gunman, it's hard to say whether this meets the definition. Although the definition seems vague enough that almost any action could be considered terrorism. This incident certainly falls under the category of mass shooting. And I believe mass shootings would be much fewer and further between if we eliminated gun free zones. Not that the church was necessarily a gun free zone, but it might have been a target because the likelihood that the congregation would be unarmed. [/QUOTE]
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