In my state, it is against the law for a person to bring a gun to church, concealed or not, without the permission of the pastor.
And the only ones in our church that have the permission of the pastor, are the safety team members that have been approved to carry. There is continual documentation on continual progressing relevant skills(not just shooting) training, de-escalation, as well as shooting qualifications, that are kept by the pastor. The members all individually carry “gun carry insurance”, like US Law Shield, for personal protection if “the worst” were to happen.
Verbally making it known by announcement to the church body, that the only ones permissible to carry are the persons on the team, brings accountability in many ways, better protects all those in the body, as well as any involved if something bad happens(not to mention avoiding utter life threatening chaos), and weeds out the majority of folk that feel like they need to bring a gun, and are so “lacking in several areas”, from personality, wit, wisdom, judgement, patience, self control, first aid, gun handling and shooting skill, de-escalation skill, etc etc etc...
A few reason(s) to have a few responsible gun carriers in church:
2 year old on growing list of house of worship shootings:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/nation-w...gs-since-2012/
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