If this were not the case, many of our MOH recipients would have "just been doing their job" too. We recognize however that little phrase, "Above and beyond the call of duty". Thus the term hero, or more appropriately, "heroine" applies.
Furthermore, that security guard at the church shows us, without a doubt, that conceal carry and the ability for the private citizens to be armed, STOPS these attacks. That it SAVES LIVES, and that it should be the policy of every church, school, mall, etc.
THIS is what the MSM should be focusing on if they had a single ounce, one cintilla of true jounalism left in their collective system. This is the news, along with he attack itself, that should be grabbing healines:
"ARMED HEROINE PREVENTS SLAUGHTER AT CHURCH BY SHOOTING THE ATTACKER DEAD"
I am glad to see CNN, for at least the moment, giving her this exposure, but hopefully they will also focus on HOW she was able to accomplish it.
Finally, thank God that pastor there LISTENED to the inspiration he felt regarding protecting his flock, and then ACTED on it that morning by getting the additional security in place, which included, among other things as I understand it, getting his people to safe places within the church, each group protected by an armed security guard, and getting them out of the line of fire...as well as having this particular security guard near him who was able (and WILLING) to react to the attack by taking the fight directly to the perp and taking him down.
Without such actions and plan, there would have been a much, much more horrific body count I am afraid...which just punctuates the point of arming the people so they can stop such attacks as they develop.
If I'm not mistaken that is the same "mega-church" that was formerly pastored by Tedd Haggard, the evangelical preacher who made headlines when he was dismissed by the church not long ago for having a long-running affair with a homosexual prostitute. I wonder how he would have reacted to the killings at another church in that area if he had not been fired, I don't think that many preachers would authorize an armed guard for a regular church service.