George Jo Hennard drives his truck through a window in Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, Texas, and then opens fire on a lunch crowd of over 100 people, killing 23 and injuring 20 more. Hennard then turned the gun on himself and died by suicide. The incident was one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history.
The rampage at the Central Texas restaurant began at approximately 12:45 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes. Witnesses reported that the 35-year-old gunman moved methodically through the large crowd, shooting people randomly and reloading his weapon several times. Hennard, of nearby Belton, Texas, was shot several times by police before he committed suicide. No clear motive for his actions was ever determined.
In the aftermath of the Luby’s massacre, Killeen residents urged officials at Luby’s corporate headquarters to let the restaurant re-open so people wouldn’t lose their jobs. Five months after the shootings, the cafeteria was back in business and stayed open for nine more years before permanently shutting its doors in September 2000. Another outcome of the Luby’s massacre was that in 1995 the Texas legislature passed a law allowing residents with gun permits to carry concealed weapons.
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The four of us were on our way there for lunch, but i realized i needed a piece of paperwork from the hospital for outprocessing. I had a large purple red stain on the left shoulder of the pt shirt i was wearing. When i walked through the door at the base hospital they thought i was the first casualty arriving. We ate at dennys instead. Close call. We would have been sitting right by the window he drove through.
Holy crap, did a double take on the date. Ever seen the movie final destination? October 16th 1998 is the day i broke my back. Never connected the dates before.
One lady, whose parents were killed in that restaurant, had a pistol in her car. She lobbied for concealed carry and won, won a seat in the House as well after the massacre .
She said if I had my pistol I may have been able to prevent some of this from happening that day .
I remember her and I remember her testimony to the Senate when she tore John McCain a new @sshole. I’ve followed politics since 1968 and I’ve seen many @ssholes parade through Congress. But when it came to being a giant prick, McCain was in a league of his own. I still hope to piss on his grave before I die. I’ll never forget or forgive how he verbally abused the POW/MIA parents. Never.