Armed man disrupts AA meeting (Where I live!)

[Catty1]

They all will come back. They are the ones that persuaded this guy to unload his guns and then lay them on the table.

He was mostly disarmed by the spiritual vibe in the room - they let him talk, and talked to him as an equal. Addiction of any kind being a sickness, the folks there were on home turf.

[Cataholic]

Addictions ARE a disease, for sure. However, being delusional is a state of mind, and with two loaded firearms, people were really testing their faith by staying in the meeting. AA or not, that is pure lunacy to me.

[Catty1]

Um - he was between the group and the door, with loaded guns, the 44 was aimed. I have been to that meeting and know the layout of the room. Big room, seated around banquet style rectangular tables in a large circle. They were wide open targets.
No way to sneak out without being seen - and shot.

They didn't deal with him out of sheer compassion - they did it out of wanting to live. Trust me!