HOLINESS & HANDGUNS--THE PATRON SAINT OF HANDGUNNERS & MARKSMANSHIP
“Guide our aim to strike at the center. Protect
us from the enemies of love, justice and liberty.”
Despite liberals wimpy view of Christ and
Christianity, we are called to be soldiers for Christ
and defend the innocent against evil. St Gabriel
Possenti shows us that holiness is not opposed to
bravery, manhood, and even handguns. He came to the
defense of a young girl who was being attacked and
drove a gang of mercenaries out of town at gunpoint.
To honor his deeds the St. Gabriel Possenti
Society, Inc. was established and each
year a person is chosen who lives according to the
principles which St Gabriel Possenti exemplified.
This year Charl van Wyk of Cape Town, South Africa
was chosen for his bravery in fighting off
Marxist-Lenninists who attacked a
church:
From
News Release
Wire: "In July 1993,
Charl, relying on his faith and a .38 caliber
special revolver, caused a gang of terrorists to
flee a church in Cape Town in what became known as
the St. James Massacre. The terrorists were part
of the Azanian People’s Liberation Army, the
military wing of the Pan African Congress, a
Marxist-Leninist group.
The terrorists, armed with grenades and AK-47’s,
murdered 11 parishioners and wounded an additional 58
individuals. Charl, the only armed member of the
congregation, fired five rounds with his handgun. He
wounded one of the terrorists and the gang fled. His
action apparently prevented the murder or injury of
many more people.
The incident led Charl to become an even more ardent
defender of the right to self-defense and of the
right to keep and bear arms than he already had been.
He recounted his experiences in his popular book,
Shooting Back – The Right and Duty of Self-Defense,
and founded Gun Owners of South Africa."
