The FBI wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the agency of negligence in last summer’s South Carolina church massacre, arguing that the agency was stymied by state and federal limits on background checks and local errors in record-keeping as it reviewed Dylann Roof’s handgun purchase.
On the evening of June 17, nine people were killed in Charleston’s historically Black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Emmanuel A.M.E.). 21 year-old Dylann Roof, who prayed with worshipers for an hour before killing them, confessed to the shooting last Friday.
The vicious killing of nine people attending Bible Study at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, SC, has created a national concern for church safety. Most churches, as did Emanuel A.M.E. Church, welcome random, unknown visitors. Do we know who is coming inside church doors? Seldom does the church investigate a new person’s background to determine if the person has been diagnosed mentally unstable, prone to violence, pedophiles, rapists, or has a violent criminal history. Many large and small churches don’t have external and internal security cameras, metal detectors, armed security guards, or published security policies. Often, children are left alone