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carlson1 wrote: In 2001 I baptized 450 people in that year with a pistol on my waist. My song director carries and the man who does my baptisms now carries during baptisms.

A Glock no doubt!

Prankster707 wrote:I thought it was only stores that gain 51% of their revenue from alcohol, schools, racetracks, sporting events, and polling places/federal buildings where you can't carry period, and anywhere else that has a 30.06 sign and soon to be 30.07 sign? I don't recall churches being on that list.

That is absolutely correct. Under Texas law, a church must post the legal sign or give verbal notice that you cannot carry with a CHL.

mreed911 wrote:Remember that "does not apply" = "defense to prosecution" and not "is is an exception..."

What are you trying to say here? The law is clear.

carlson1 wrote:I have often thought about asking those with back packs to please secure them in their vehicle. More and more people bring back packs into church. I know it want stop all of these shootings, but I wonder if it would at least and it more difficult?

Are your sermons so long that they need to bring a picnic lunch?

Seriously, I agree. Why, unless they have nursery-age children, do they need a backpack?

And tragically what can happen to church leadership as well.

How many times does history have to repeat itself before the lesson is learned?

Before I retired, we had a church buy a nearby lot. They turned out to be a sort-of Cowboy, sort-of Sportsman's Church. They had animal heads mounted on all the walls. I always expected that when the pastor made a great point, the congregants would fire off rounds through the ceiling - ala Old West Hollywood!