Gun Control Witness Luby's massacre

On October 16, 1991, Hennard drove his 1987 Ford Ranger pickup truck through the front window of a Luby's Cafeteria at 1705 East Central Texas Expressway in Killeen, yelled "This is what Bell County has done to me!", then opened fire on the restaurant's patrons and staff with a Glock 17 pistol and later a Ruger P89. About 80 people were in the restaurant at the time. He stalked, shot, and killed 23 people and wounded another 20 before committing suicide. During the shooting, he approached Suzanna Gratia Hupp and her parents. Hupp had actually brought a handgun to the Luby's Cafeteria that day, but had left it in her vehicle due to the laws in force at the time, forbidding citizens from carrying firearms. According to her later testimony in favor of Missouri's HB-1720 bill[1] and in general, after she realized that her firearm was not in her purse, but "a hundred feet away in [her] car", her father charged at Hennard in an attempt to subdue him, only to be gunned down; a short time later, her mother was also shot and killed. (Hupp later expressed regret for abiding by the law in question by leaving her firearm in her car, rather than keeping it on her person. One patron, Tommy Vaughn, threw himself through a plate-glass window to allow others to escape. Hennard allowed a mother and her four-year-old child to leave. He reloaded several times and still had ammunition remaining when he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head after being cornered and wounded by police.

Reacting to the massacre, in 1995 the Texas Legislature passed a shall-issue gun law allowing Texas citizens with the required permit to carry concealed weapons. The law had been campaigned for by Suzanna Hupp, who was present at the Luby's massacre and both of whose parents were shot and killed. Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws, and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1996. The law was signed by then-Governor George W. Bush and became part of a broad movement to allow U.S. citizens to easily obtain permits to carry concealed weapons.

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[graftonreed]

I totally disagree with her closing statement though. Gun's will never defend us from the government per se . They have the overwhelming firepower to come and take at will.

Gun's allow us to defend our home and land in a lawless state, when the government fails or collapses. Thieves go the path of least resistance, and will always take that which is easy to possess.

[rickwalkerjr]

well said!

[NsOakland6]

Please reload/fix this vid. I have not seen it past 3:59.

[rickwalkerjr]

its really crappy quality, search around youtube and you may find a better one thanks for looking! :]

[phonepimpbill]

Awesome speech. I wish the volume didn't go out at the end.

[lunablu1978]

Support the NRA

[dljc1979]

@graftonreed | "Gun's will never defend us from the government per se"

cops never try to stop unarmed right-wing marches once they've begun, ever wondered why?

[pacquiaobummer]

watch this the real massacre video in my videos

[doctorsizzle]

@graftonreed yes, she did go a little overboard with that...that's what pissed me off. she negated her argument for the right to protect yourself, this isn't some us versus the redcoats situation.

[RuralCrimeResponse]

check my channel for my concealed carry video, you will know why everybody should carry one.

[gatormcluski]

This lady is AWESOME! I love her speaking skills. She gets the point across excellently!!

[ChannelingusIV]

One thing is undeniable, hennard got his revenge and got it good.

[kady7869]

The american need for bloody vengence never ceases to amaze me. They piously claim to be religious and god fearing and all that bullshit, but when push comes to shove, they put aside the who bibical concept of turning the other creek, and reload.

[Reynard13Fuchs]

God bless Suzanna Hupp.

[graftonreed]

@jjmdirector I made two assessment, you didn't comment on the second half.... and I quote "Gun's allow us to defend our home and land in a lawless state, when the government fails or collapses. Thieves go the path of least resistance, and will always take that which is easy to possess."

You see.... it's gonna be about you and the guy from the wrong side of the tracks who want to kill and rob in a lawless state when the state collapses. We'll be killing each other & wondering where's the militia.

[jjmdirector]

@graftonreed Incorrect assessment, look at US Revolution, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Cuba... what a civil war type idea like that boils down to is who has the commitment and the numbers to see it through.