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Should Churches Arm their Members with Guns to Protect Themselves?
After strong reactions to an earlier post about Christians and guns, the author considers armed security in churches. He weighs lawful protection and the prevention of violence against confidence in God’s care, ultimately expressing ambivalence while locating his deepest sense of safety in God rather than in armed church members.
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Rather than having unidentified persons conceal carry, our church held a training session to identify specific trained individuals who would respond to threats. We have a number of police officers in our church and they lead the team. The feeling was allowing everyone to conceal carry could wind up with people shooting each other and attendees and not the threat. We also purchased blocking bars that could be installed on each classroom door to prevent entry by someone wanting to harm the children. All teachers are trained in response procedures to protect the children.