Morning Jolt: Recovering from a Weekend of Violent Shocks

Are we growing numb to this?

A young man clad in black and wearing a ballistic vest blasted his way into a Baptist church in this south Texas town on Sunday with an assault-type rifle, leaving at least 26 people dead and 20 others injured.

The gunman fled in a vehicle and died following a pursuit, law-enforcement officials said, adding that it wasn't known whether he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or was shot by someone else. Wilson County Commissioner Ernest "Skip" Hajek confirmed his identity as Devin Patrick Kelley. He said Kelley lived in the New Braunfels, Texas, area northeast of San Antonio.

Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed that Kelley served in Logistics Readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until his discharge in 2014.

Kelley was court-martialed in 2012 for two counts of assault on his spouse and on their child. He was given a bad conduct discharge, confined for a year and reduced to the rank of E-1. . .

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November 06 2017

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Recovering from a Weekend of Violent Shocks Jim Geraghty Are we growing numb to this? A young man clad in black and wearing a ballistic vest blasted his way into a Baptist church in this south Texas town on Sunday with an assault-type rifle, leaving at least 26 people dead and 20 others injured. The gunman fled in a vehicle and died following a pursuit, law-enforcement officials said, adding that it wasn't known whether he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or was shot by someone else. Wilson County Commissioner Ernest "Skip" Hajek confirmed his identity as Devin Patrick Kelley. He said Kelley lived in the New Braunfels, Texas, area northeast of San Antonio. Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed that Kelley served in Logistics Readiness at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until his discharge in 2014. Kelley was court-martialed in 2012 for two counts of assault on his spouse and on their child. He was given a bad conduct discharge, confined for a year and reduced to the rank of E-1. . . This is ... READ MORE Senator Buckley, November 7, 1970 NR Staff This column was published days after James L. Buckley, brother of our founder, was elected as a United States senator from New York, the Conservative-party candidate winning a three-way race... When the 'Dogma Lives Loudly' within One — What Judge Amy Barrett Can Teach Us Kathryn Jean Lopez When the 'Dogma Lives Loudly' within One — What Judge Amy Barrett Can Teach Us ADVERTISEMENT The Surprising Joy of Stranger Things Heather Wilhelm Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the November 13, 2017, issue of National Review magazine. Government, as Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank once declared, "is simply... Conservatism's Way Forward Richard Reinsch Is there a way forward for American conservatism? Is there even such a thing anymore as a coherent entity called conservatism in America? The answer to both questions is yes, and the point of... Loneliness, Libertinism, Anxiety: Recollections of a Peace Corps Volunteer Rachel Lu I'd been in the United States Peace Corps for all of 48 hours when I received my first bag of taxpayer-funded condoms. In the Peace Corps, they don't waste time with foreplay. This was in... How Feminism Ditched Marriage and Motherhood for 'Intersectionality' Kyle Smith It's startling to be reminded, in 2017, that as of the mid 1960s the nascent feminist movement was centered on the concerns of typical, middle-of-the-road women: married ones, with children... ADVERTISEMENT Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 Gordon S. Wood 'A bold, intelligent, and thoroughly engaging interpretation of the period...an immensely important book that deserves a wide readership.' - The Providence Journal-Bulletin LEARN MORE Battle of Beersheba Photos of the Week ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.