{"id":25463,"date":"2020-01-01T14:55:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T20:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=25463"},"modified":"2020-01-01T15:02:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T21:02:17","slug":"25463","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=25463","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Indiana churches set up security teams after law changes to allow guns in church<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading this, you’ll see there’s still a lot of “it surely couldn’t happen here<\/em>” still going around. A man with a ‘background in law enforcement’ and graphic examples of every size<\/em> of congregation having been attacked, and he still has some kind of philosophical problem with providing armed security? This is the delusional type that needs a ‘cluebat’ upside his head until he finally sees the way of truth & knowledge.<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. \u2014 It\u2019s a debate that has sparked new legislation across the country\u2014should people be allowed to carry guns in churches? Indiana State Senator Jack Sandlin says absolutely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to let everybody in Indiana know they have the right to protect themselves,\u201d Sandlin said.<\/p>\n

Sandlin authored legislation that was\u00a0signed into law earlier this year.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0It allows people to carry guns into church even if there\u2019s a school or daycare on the property, which before the law, would have been considered a felony.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had conversations with several different churches that have started to set up security teams within their churches as a result of the passage of the statute,\u201d Sandlin said.<\/p>\n

On Sunday at a church in Texas, a man pulled out a gun, and opened fire. He killed two people before a member of the church\u2019s security team took out his own gun and killed the shooter with a single shot. Over 200 people were inside the church.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they hadn\u2019t had an armed security team in the church, that could\u2019ve gone on for a number of minutes, and then casualty count goes up pretty dramatically,\u201d Sandlin said.<\/p>\n

Incidents like this are why some local churches now put a priority on security.<\/p>\n

Jack Dodd attends a small church near Kokomo. Dodd and his pastor recently went to an active shooter training. They have plans in place, but don\u2019t yet have armed security.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have two individuals, myself and another individual, that sit in the back of the church always in the same spot, very near the door so that we can challenge anybody who walks in,\u201d Dodd said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dodd has a background in law enforcement and says he has plenty experience handling firearms. However, he says he still has not decided to bring his gun to church.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a small country church, and we have talked about that,\u201d Dodd said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been a little bit resistant to it because you just don\u2019t feel like you need a weapon in church\u2026 but then you hear about these kind of situations that come up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandlin hopes this law will remind Hoosiers they can protect themselves in church, but he also warns that a trained security team may be the best way to protect the congregation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t recommend just telling people to bring their guns to church,\u201d Sandlin said. \u201cI think that you have to have a security survey, I think you have to have a plan and know how you\u2019re going to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust having somebody with a firearm is not the answer,\u201d Dodd said. \u201cIt must be trained individuals.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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