Posted on 01/03/2006 11:13:58 AM PST by JZelle
If that happened at my synogogue, at least 4 or 5 of us would take out guns and the SOB would either be caught and handed to the police, or end up in the morgue.
This happens all the time. Usually it is just the preacher who does the holdup.
This wouldn't have happened in Minnesota, because we now have large signs on the doors of many churches and offices that says "Guns are banned on these premises".
I doubt this would happen in a state with a "shall issue" concealed carry law.
My family used to go to that church. I imagine there has been a lot of turnover since I moved out of the area (more than 20 years ago) but I still have some old friends in Bel Air. I am thankful no one was hurt.
If four or five members of the congregation emptied their magazines into the SOB, he'd go to the morgue.
Let's see...... my options are shoot and kill him.... or give him money and pray for him???
I never thought we'd need to take our guns to church, geeze!
/johnny
and in the parking lot, on the side walk, etc.
It just bugs my priest to no when I talk about concealed carry. I went so far as to introduce him to a pistol packing preacher I know at at an Episcopal social event. The PPP and I had endless amusemnt talking about our new "toys".
GA is a shall issue state, in the general sense of the phrase (I welcome corrections). However on the back of my permit it excludes carry to "church or church functions".
Carrying to a place that serves booze on the premises is likewise prohibited. IMHO I don't care as much about carry at a bar/restaurant nearly as much as the walk to and from same, but WTH.
Why? There was a mass murderer who attacked a church in Fort Worth a few years ago. The left foments hatred against religious people.
So... where do you live? I can always use more prayers and more money.
I don't think the concealed carry law in Texas applies to churches unless they have a sign prohibiting carrying weapons. Houses of worship can be quite vulnerable to attack by armed intruders.
Remember back a few years ago, people were giving President Bush a hard time because when he was Governor of Texas there was some to-do about the 'Rats wanting to make it illegal to have a concealed weapon in church and the 'Pubbies stopped them? The 'Rats had a merry field day about how ChimpyMcBushHitler wanted everybody to have to carry a gun to church.
Dare I say it? I can't help myself. "Dominic go frisk em."
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