TrueBlueAmerican

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (July 28) -- An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal social policies, police said Monday.

Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV said a letter had been been recovered from the SUV of Jim D. Adkisson, 58, by investigators seeking clues about the motive behind the attack. Authorities said he was an apparent stranger to the Tennessee church where gunfire punctuated a children's performance based on the musical "Annie." Two people were killed and seven wounded Sunday.

"It appears that what brought him to this horrible event was his lack of being able to obtain a job, his frustration over that and his stated hatred of the liberal movement," Owen said at a news conference.

No children were hurt, but five people remained in serious or critical condition Monday. A burly usher who died is being hailed as a hero for shielding others from gunfire Sunday at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. Witnesses said some of the men present tackled a man who pulled a shotgun from a guitar case before at least three blasts rang out.

Adkisson, who is charged with first-degree murder, remained jailed Monday under "close observation" on $1 million bail, authorities said.
The Unitarian-Universalist church promotes progressive social work, including advocacy of women and gay rights. The Knoxville congregation also has provided sanctuary for political refugees, fed the homeless and founded a chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, according to its Web site.

Owen said the letter indicated Adkisson, who neighbors said had previously worked as a truck driver, did not expect to leave the church alive. He added the man also reported having no family or next-of-kin.

"He certainly intended to take a lot of casualties," Owen said. "He had 76 rounds with him."

Police Say Church Gunman Hated Liberals - AOL News

cheapseats

The off-the-charts convenience of this explanation to Hardright purposes...backed up by a multi-page letter, 'cuz we know loose canon Rednecks always be rightin' multi-page letters...defies believability.

The Powers That Be will want to recognize that it is practically an engraved invitation to wacky on-the-edge radicals of the Hardleft Fringe to orchestrate retaliation in kind.

The Opposition will want to recognize that Hardright Powers That Be stand oh-so-ready to come down like a ton of bricks.

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PursuitOfHappinessParty

2 dead and 7 wounded, sounds like a rock concert casualty list. I say this because I'm awaiting the 'ban guns' crowd to use this paltry figure in their rush to dismantle yet another american right.

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StillNoScript

I don't think dismantling guns is the answer.

Dismantling both guns and the state of Tennessee ought to do the trick.

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Ptech

Don'tcha just LOVE those religious freaks!

PursuitOfHappinessParty

Damn Tennesee......

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EvilMonkey

Can you imagine the field day the republicans would have had if this guy said he hated conservatives? It would be front and center on all the talk shows, FOX news, you name it.

ibex

Show me just one incident from the past fifteen years when a wacked out of his skull Leftie opened fire on an unarmed crowd of people just for their beliefs and maybe your post will make sense. Oh, about those powers that be, they're pretty reactionary no matter what side of the aisle they claim to sit in.

HarperLee

I am still trying to get my mind around there being a Unitarian church in Tennessee. They were asking for it.

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