Guns in church

Just another reason not to go to church.

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You don't think shootings could happen at church ? Hopefully they never do but they already have. We can pray they don't. But you never know when God could use a little help.

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It has happened before, (and they have been stopped before).

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Gun free signs posted on the front door of any building, merely serve as a safe heaven for killers. When signs are present, they are assured in advance they will have at least 5-10 minutes of undeterred shooting before cops arrive.

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great move!! legal CHL carriers should be welcomed anywhere!

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Imagine how many anti gun worshipers a shooter could send to the promise land before cops could respond. These murderers aren't totally stupid, they always prey on the defenseless.

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There's an article on MSN today titled--91 gun deaths in 3 days..."Death takes no holiday: Tracking gun violence over one long January weekend"

good read...

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If you allow a gun in church you are dumb.

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Gun laws have been in place for years. These new terms are just restrictions...

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Must have been a slow day for news.

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I would not worship in a church that won't respect my rights. My church not only allows CC weapons but I have been thanked numerous times for carrying mine regularly. Lots of ignorance in this article.

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I would not worship in a church that won't respect my rights. My church not only allows CC weapons but I have been thanked numerous times for carrying mine regularly. Lots of ignorance in this article.

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When I look at all the commenters and all the people who agree with them, I see a lot of people who need to read Psalm 91, where God speaks of His ability and willingness to protect His children. What father would do less?

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I don't see where should even be ABLE to be a law. Why should the state have control over religious institutions? Leave it up the the individual churches. And I'll choose to not go where they place up worthless signs. Kinda guessing a crazy man he11 bent on shooting up a church isn't going to put his guns down due to a sign!!!!!

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Bobcatfan, why are you getting thanked for carrying? No one should know you are carrying, and you don't really want anyone to know you are carrying. You put a target on yourself that way;)

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To all of you sign lovers...

Thank you for posting that you do not approve of licensed individuals in your sanctuary. I will be certain to note that, so when I decide to go on a rampage, your place will be first. Also, thank you for telling me that your dearest worshippers are still welcome so long as they leave their $300-$800 dollar weapon in their car. Do you think that you can get them to put a "I follow the sign" sticker on the car window? It will make the break in that much easier.

Are you all that numb to the realities of life around us? Good Lord there are some seriously deficient common sense folks out here. Are you all that naive? Or just flat out dumb when discussing this matter coherently? Conviction will not save you when someone he.ll bent on terror shows up at your church, or child's school.

Just sheep to the slaughter with your types of mentality

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Did no one notice the after effects of those liberal news editor/owners up in the NY area? Yeah, the bastion of its our right to know published names and addresses of legally obtained gun owners. Well, some folk's homes were broken into as a result, but also some of the "I'll stick my head in the sand" folks were victimized as well, b/c the bad guy doesn't follow the law!!!!

Bad guys will not steal or create chaos where they know their chance of success is greatly challenged by a weapon's holder. It so Darwin! Why can't you folks see it, embrace it, & join???

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@asknot - I'm good friends with several of the pastors at my church and we've discussed the fact that I carry and several others do. They were all in agreement that it's good that there are those in the congregation that have a weapon. Obviously, no one outside our discussion would know that I am armed.

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We are a very small rural congregation 15 miles from town. One Sunday 2 men came into our church service. One stepped completely inside while the other waited in the vestibule. No one said a word. They just looked around and left. Perhaps they were stopping in for service and realized it was about over OR they were looking for some victims and decided we looked too poor to rob. Whatever the case, since then I have carried my revolver to church every Sunday. I have a permit to carry concealed and have had one for several years. I will continue to renew it as needed. I REFUSE to be a victim of anyone who wishes harm to me or my family. That includes the elderly members in our congregation. It would take the sheriff department way too long to get there to be of any help. At least IF the situation arrives, the intruders can be held until law enforcement arrives.

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Ha! Churches are full of objects - rosaries, crosses, The Holy Bible - that people worship, so why not guns? What church do these conceal & carry folks attend - The Church of the Holy Glock? How about combining Bingo, a potluck, and target practice? ... Yes, incidents have happened in churches - and in shopping malls, schools, movie theaters, college-campuses, bars, and abortion-clinics, so let's all strap on a six-shooter and "Praise the Lawd!" WWJD? Of course, He'd show up "locked & loaded"! Clue - If you are worried about getting blown away at church, maybe you should not criticize the minister's sermon! ... BTW - Is "acute paranoia" a form of mental-illness? If so, half the posters here should NOT be allowed to own a gun, let alone pack one in the pews! ... On the "sign" thing - should all traffic lights be removed because someone might run one? This IS a silly story!

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@Matt - How many - what is that term again? - "anti-gun-worshipers" would YOU like to "send to the promised land"? Two or three of these comments indicate possible repressed homicidal tendancies! Some detailed background-checks might be in order here before allowing these folks to obtain weapons of ANY sort!

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Arkansas also promotes banning contraceptives, restricting the right-to-vote, and teaching kids that the earth is only 6000 years old and that cave folks played with dinosaurs. And THIS is the example that the rightwing simpletons in the Ohio General Assembly want Ohio to follow????

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"And it's not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations,"

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God Chevrolet Apple Pie and USA.

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@BeRight - No it isn't surprising! I was raised in West Virginia, and I know some Hatfields and McCoys who ALWAYS pray with their loaded rifles by their sides! It's all the fault of them thar dang "rev-e-newers" who kept messin' with their "God-given right" to make moonshine!

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