True. My point was really as a piece of private property open to the public, they have different guidelines they must follow (like the ADA, etc.) However, no matter public of private, if the state law says you can't carry concealed in a mall, then the mall can't give permission either.jmorris wrote:But being open to the public does not make it public property. A mall is private property. AFAIK, public property is only owned by the goverment.Keith B wrote:Nope, state law specifically lists no church carry, so that overrides the private property. Besides, a church is open to the public for the most part. (Hopefully anyway!Pinkycatcher wrote: Can they be allowed to carry by the administration of the church, because wouldn't it be private property?)
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Nope, state law specifically lists no church carry, so that overrides the private property. Besides, a church is open to the public for the most part. (Hopefully anyway!Pinkycatcher wrote: Can they be allowed to carry by the administration of the church, because wouldn't it be private property?
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Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 7 injured
Another church shooting. Man armed with shotgun opened fire during a children's program.
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By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated Press Writer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A gunman entered a church during Sunday services and opened fire, sending seven people to the hospital, officials said.
No one was reported killed, but a church member who arrived moments after the shooting said some victims had head injuries. A hospital would not release their conditions.
Police said the gunman was in custody, according to Knoxville television stations WBIR-TV and WATE-TV.
The gunman entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and fired three times with a shotgun, said church member Steve Drevick. He was called to the church immediately after the shooting to help out and later gave a statement to reporters.
Several people had head wounds, he said. Drevick had spoken to several eyewitnesses and said no one at the church recognized the gunman, who was tackled after he fired the shots, Drevick said. The gunman had more ammunition on him, Drevick said.
There were about 200 people in the church at the time of the shooting watching a youth performance being put on by 25 children.
Police had cordoned off the church with yellow and red tape, and were taking statements and collecting video cameras from church members who'd been taping the performance. Police at the church would not immediately release any information and did not return phone calls from The Associated Press.
The seven patients were "in various stages of treatment," said Becky Thompson, spokeswoman for the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
A woman from a nearby Presbyterian church brought flowers to the scene. Carrie Niceley, 19, said an announcement about the shooting was made while she was attending her church Sunday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_ ... h_shooting
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated Press Writer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A gunman entered a church during Sunday services and opened fire, sending seven people to the hospital, officials said.
No one was reported killed, but a church member who arrived moments after the shooting said some victims had head injuries. A hospital would not release their conditions.
Police said the gunman was in custody, according to Knoxville television stations WBIR-TV and WATE-TV.
The gunman entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and fired three times with a shotgun, said church member Steve Drevick. He was called to the church immediately after the shooting to help out and later gave a statement to reporters.
Several people had head wounds, he said. Drevick had spoken to several eyewitnesses and said no one at the church recognized the gunman, who was tackled after he fired the shots, Drevick said. The gunman had more ammunition on him, Drevick said.
There were about 200 people in the church at the time of the shooting watching a youth performance being put on by 25 children.
Police had cordoned off the church with yellow and red tape, and were taking statements and collecting video cameras from church members who'd been taping the performance. Police at the church would not immediately release any information and did not return phone calls from The Associated Press.
The seven patients were "in various stages of treatment," said Becky Thompson, spokeswoman for the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
A woman from a nearby Presbyterian church brought flowers to the scene. Carrie Niceley, 19, said an announcement about the shooting was made while she was attending her church Sunday.