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Posted on 06/10/2023 7:42:26 AM PDT by PROCON
More than half of Protestant churches rely on armed members as part of their security plans, a survey of pastors shows.
About 81% of churches have at least one security measure in place and 54% rely on armed congregants as part of their security, according to a survey of 1,000 pastors conducted by the evangelical research group Lifeway Research.
The most-cited option, reported by 57% of pastors, is to have “an intentional plan for an active shooter situation.” Having armed members was the second most-cited security option. Third was radio communications among security personnel (26%), followed by a no-firearms policy for church buildings (21%).
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I’ve been attending churches for years that have been doing that.
And here in NH?
No question about it at all.
I’m always an armed congregant but no one knows it. That’s why it’s called Concealed Carry.
The fourth option is no bueno. Basically a gun-free zone (aka “free-fire zone for deranged criminals”).
Not my PCUSA church. There’s a “No Guns Allowed” sticker on the doors. So were safe.
While my little church has one of us assigned to watch the cameras and the front door with a pistol at hand, the rest of us males all carry, some on their person, some in a hand case with the bible.
Almost all the males are vets and CCL guys anyway, including the minister.
Prayer can only do so much, I guess. :(
Go to Mass in a very heavy Italian neighborhood. Believe me, quite a few are carrying. Pity the fool who tries anything in our parish.
In a situation it allows you to know who you should worry about and who to ignore.
If some lunatic pulled a gun in my church - my main worry would be the cross-fire.
Trust in God and keep your powder dry is a very old saying.
We have too many. It is like a sign of fear. One follows the pastor around and one follows his wife.
Wondering if you have at least one in the parking lot outside the church.
>> More than half of Protestant churches <<
Well, which is it? Half of protestant churches in America, or half of ALL churches in the U.S., period?
The church I sometimes go to has trained congregants with concealed weapons. A gunman would only have seconds to shoot.
I was part of the Ministry of Defense at Word of Faith in Southfield, MI for several years.
Sniper in the bell tower?
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