"I never expected this to happen to us, even though we saw a lot of reporting from our station," Ren's daughter told KABC-TV.

'That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism and bravery in intervening to stop the suspect.'

Once again we see metrics that correspond to the idea that law-abiding citizens owning guns is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Strong support is developing among young adults in the 25-34 age group and among minorities, who are increasingly swinging toward the GOP.

'This guy, his rap sheet is a mile long, he should have been behind bars. Assault? Menacing? How is he out? This is outrageous.'

'I mean there has been an anti asian feel underlying some of this, hate to say it lol,' one text message read.