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Grape juice first ... see his written permission later ... Sorry Deacon ...

barstoolguru wrote:By law is the 30.06 sigh required to make it illegal to carry in a church. The only way you could carry is by written permission

PC §46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER.
(b) (6) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship.

(i) Subsections (b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and (c) do not apply if the actor was not given effective notice under Section 30.06.

If no 30.06 sign it is ok to carry

TxSheepdog wrote:

gigag04 wrote:What does "at his side" mean?

holstered or holding it in one hand?

One guy gets tackled and/or shot...

One guy gets whatched

Sorry, didn't realize I had written it that way last night. I meant drawn and in his hand, but not pointed at anyone yet.

Not open carry.

Person is past you position already since sitting in the pew you didn't see him approach from behind.

Ok,
1) I sit the second row from the front (I prefer a LOT of wooden pews between me and any bullet from the rear of the church) and, no one comes in the back door of the sanctuary without me (everyone) knowing it; in every church I've been to since the 1950s, the rear Sanctuary door everyone enters is noisy.
2) drawn and in his hand ... I'd raise my attention level; notice HOW they carried (finger in trigger guard?) holding with 2 fingers by the grip? ... but depends on A) who is carrying it and B) their body language, perhaps they found it outside on the trunk of someone's car or the ground and are carrying it in a hurry up to the Pastor so it can be safely secured so a kid doesn't get ahold of it...

ok, now to what I think you meant

If a person with evil intent ...came into our church... displaying a weapon... in a threatening manner (or recklessly)

They'd be stopped and the weapon removed from their reach. Probably by myself or another church member or one of their relatives or a combination of persons.

someone walks down the aisle past you with a pistol at their side

That would be about half the people at my church.
Is the armed person the 79 year old CHL woman with her pistol in her purse at her side or the 68 year old retired LEO whose shirt came untucked? or the Pastor or a deacon who is putting a spare pistol next to the water pitcher? (kidding, but they might in some churches, since essentially they have control of the property/"premises under the person's control" under chapter 46)

I don't think anyone in my denomination of central Texas churches would be upset seeing a pistol, I know most in my church swap pistols or take range trips after Sunday lunch, in fact, in a church in North Texas, I know they sometimes ask to see things in the Sanctuary. (The deacons, Pastor and their wives were curious how the Glock 26 Internal laser worked ... The kids hardly looked up from their coloring books and the woman breastfeeding her kid in the Sanctuary didn't look at all disturbed seeing a pistol either.)

At any rate, to answer the question, if it's one of the 93 year old ladies, I might walk beside her since the heavy guns might make them lean to one side a little and they are stubborn ole ladies and don't use a cane yet. I'd hate to see one fall.

gigag04 wrote:What does "at his side" mean?

holstered or holding it in one hand?

One guy gets tackled and/or shot...

One guy gets watched

Last Sunday at Church my XD45 and 4 loaded mags were at my side, but CONCEALED in the plastic XD45 pistol case which has a big sticker that says Springfield XD45, Not legal in California high capacity magazines (13 rounds each) I loaned it to a retired LEO/CHL to shoot at the range when he gets time.

When another Deacon with a CHL asks to borrow a Glock to take to the range, I usually conceal them in that black tupperware box that has a sticker that says Glock on it.