cowboymd wrote:RiveraRa wrote:So our church is getting serious on security (as it should be). We have actually just put together a security team. We also have an officer who works in the sherrif's department that is a new member of our church. They asked him to have a meeting tonight to discuss some security risks, ideas, etc.
First thing I noticed about him when he walked to the front to start talking was that he was printing badly.
The meeting was going good. Talking about fire extinguishers, evac. plans, locking doors, etc. Somewhere in the middle, he said that he looked like a normal guy. Till I and a few others called him on printing. So he pulled up his shirt and revealed his pistol. Meeting continued...
Then at the very end he said that we should also consider not allowing people to carry concealed, meaning people with CHLs. He said that if the cops show up for an active shooter situation and you have a gun in your hand then they will shoot you. He also said that the avg CHL holder qualifies once. SWAT team qualifies twice a month or something like that.
In the end, he does not get to make the decision on whether or not the church posts 30.06 or not. But he has already gave his opinion on the mater to the security team and Im sure the pastor as well.
I want to talk to the pastor about my opinion on CHLers. How do you advise I do so? What statistics are there? Has any CHLer ever been shot by police thinking he was the bad guy? How many CHLers have stopped an active shooter in church?
I know this is the church God wants me at. And if it comes down to it I would have to say that I would obey a 30.06 is posted and would not leave the church over it. But I want to make my voice be heard before that happens. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Thank you!
Does this mean this guy will no longer be carrying? If the church posts, it will be advertising to the BG's that no one is armed. If he follows his own advice and no longer carries to church there would be no defense should an incident occur. If he thinks he is the only one qualified, safe enough or the only one the police wouldn't shoot (whatever his reasoning is?) hopefully he will be there at that one service that the need arose. Obviously the chances are very good that nothing will ever happen, but if it did, I hope the church didn't take this guys advice on posting.
You can be sure he will carry. He has shown that he believes himself to be the only one in the room competent enough to carry a gun. UUUUHhh we heard that before didnt we.
