Carry in Church?

[brokenscout]

Although I guess i'd rather die at Church than anywhere else?

[HBARleatherneck]

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[Scanker19]

Anyone remember the New life church shootings a few ago. If I wasn't a heathen I would.

[Bailey Guns]

I've taught CCW classes to the staffs of several churches in the metro area.

[Zundfolge]

Anyone remember the New life church shootings a few ago.

Who do you think that Matthew J Murray critter I posted about was?

[blacklabel]

I haven't found a church that I feel comfortable going to on a regular basis but as I'm looking, the churches feelings on concealed weapons is definitely on my list of things to check.

[mcantar18c]

Just respect the wishes of your church leaders.

Its better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. Unless I have to use it, or asked if I'm armed in a friendly "I hope you are" kind of way, they will not know.

I always do. Like Zundfolge I carry everywhere I am legally allowed to. I don't make a big deal out of it, and I doubt anyone, anywhere, ever knows I am carrying, but unfortunately these days churches are another place where lots of people generally without firearms are gathered, making them ideal places for armed criminals to assault, thinking they will have the only firearm and so will have their way. And a bitter ex-husband or ex-wife with a vendetta is just as likely to show up at church as anywhere else I suppose, since they know exactly where their target will be and when. I don't intend to be helpless, nor to leave the sheep without a shepherd when the wolf is at the door, if it happens at my church.

Not only that, but churches themselves are easy targets. Usually unlocked, things worth stealing laying around, lots of times when nobody is around, etc.
I can recall on instance off the top of my head where a disgruntled husband came to a church with the intention of killing his wife and MIL. Wife noticed something was wrong and convinced him to step outside and talk about it. He executed her and then turned the gun on himself.
Then all of the instances where a woman "lost her purse." Turned away and it disappeared... "lost," cause nobody would steal in a church right?
Too many people with the "God will keep evil away from here" attitude.

Although I guess i'd rather die at Church than anywhere else?

I'd rather be in a hospital than in Church, where someone could possibly do something about it.