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NotRPB good points, and
I'll admit having not read the previous posts to what I quoted... wondering in our case if the difference is that we used a private school facility for Church, not public. ?

Texas_Blaze wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:34 am

NotRPB wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:52 am Concerning protection from Mass shootings etc ...

I've often wondered about a situation where a school allows use of its cafeteria/auditorium for non-school events, such as churches getting together to provide Thanksgiving lunch to poor, lonely, afflicted souls.

Wonder if (1) church volunteers/attendees/supporters could legally be prepared to protect the flock they're serving on schoolgrounds inside the building (premises) on a non-school day at the non-school related charitable event?

Or. (2) in the event some evil came about. would they have to run to their cars to fetch "tools" to run back in,.

And if not supposed to run back in legally, (3) must "good guys" wait for the evil one to come outside the building (premises) ? (Necessity may be a reason to re-enter armed? To mitigate damages)

Mass shootings generally stop when the evil one is confronted by a good guy with a gun... why make the good guy wait outside so a body count increases and why even disarm that good guy in the first place?

As a member of the jury, I don’t see anything in the law that says anything about time of day, day of the week, type of event. Caught in the buildings with a firearm? The defendant is guilty your Honor.

I disagree. (especially if I was a juror) You are right that the law doesn't delineate days but it does delineate places. Flip your scenario around and reconsider.

I'm a member of a Church that used a school for years before we built, and had several attorneys in the membership... we've proposed that exact scenario to them and the consensus (their opinions, not paid legal advice) was that it is a Church on Sunday, not a School. Just as a School that operates in a Church building is considered a School when being used for school. They believed the application worked equally both directions.

Fortunately, we have our own building now so it's just an academic discussion for me.