I could see an approach where the greeter makes the request and if the OCer doesn't comply the request is escalated up the chain to someone who has the recognized legal authority.C-dub wrote:It may not be the case at all churches, but in general I don't think "greeters" have the authority required for oral notification to be effective notice. Unless, of course, I've missed something in the 30.07 notification requirements.howdy wrote:steveincowtown wrote:That seems surprising to me. I would assume you know every one in your congregation fairly well. We also know that at this point if/when OC passes it would strictly be for licensed CHL holders.carlson1 wrote:The love for firearms and the belief of being armed goes very deep in my soul, but I will be posting a 30.07 at my church without a doubt.Taypo wrote:On a personal note, I work in a retail location that is CC friendly. heck, a good portion of my regular customers spend time bull'ing about guns on a daily basis. Ownership has no intention of posting a 30.06, because some of us carry at work and we have a lot of chl customers. That being said, we also have a lot of customers that are definitely not gun people and would probably be uncomfortable with guns in the open. There's a high likelihood that we'll be posting 30.07, simply to appease a portion of our customer base. It doesn't make us anti-gun, it makes us anti-losing business.
Its not a decision that I like, but its a realistic one that I suspect will be made elsewhere.
CHL holders have excellent track records of being law abiding citizens, and I would assume most of the God fearing folks at your church do as well.
Why not just wait to post 30.07 until you see if it is really a problem? If someone did OC at your church why not just pull them aside and notify them verbally?
I believe this is the best option for a Church as large as mine. We have greeters at all entrances to the sanctuary on Sunday morning and these people could verbally inform an OC'er to cover the gun. It might come down to a discussion if the greeter has that authority but I would hope they would just cover it up or take it back to the car. We have many CC members and I don't think any of them will OC. I think businesses that have greeter's like Costco/Sam's/Walmart might do the same thing.
Our church will take a wait and see approach. I'm willing to bet it is something we will be able to address on an individual basis - did the 30.07 have a requirement for posting at every entrance? If so, that would simply not be feasible for our facilities.