Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
In Arkansas they are getting ready to pass a bill, and the Governor says he will sign it, that will allow parishioners to carry concealed weapons in church. What will the whack jobs think of next?
Hey, that’s going to be a lot more than just a cliche from now on, at least in Arkansas. Check out this legislation that will allow people to carry concealed weapons in church. From Oregonlive:
The Arkansas House on Wednesday approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in churches, despite hearing arguments that lawmakers should put their faith in God, not guns.
The bill, which passed on a 57-42 vote and now heads to the Senate, removes churches and other houses of worship from the list of places where concealed handguns are banned. Currently, the only private entities where concealed weapons are banned are churches and bars.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Beverly Pyle, R-Cedarville, said she introduced the measure after a series of church shootings across the country. She said it would be up to each individual church whether to allow the concealed guns.
“It is time we changed our concealed-handgun law to allow law-abiding citizens of the state of Arkansas the right to defend themselves and others should a situation happen in one of our churches,” she said.
Pyle said at least 20 states have similar laws allowing churches to decide whether to permit concealed guns.
The measure drew opposition from a pair of pastors who are also legislators.
Rep. Steven Breedlove, D-Greenwood, a minister at the Valley View Church of Christ, said allowing concealed handguns won’t stop someone from opening fire inside a church.
“Ronald Reagan was completely surrounded by armed guards and he was still shot,” Breedlove said. “And that is why we must put our faith in God and not put our faith in something else … Let us keep the sanctity of churches and put our faith in God and not in guns.”
I suppose the only good news is that there is opposition to the bill by some Pastors. The whole concept boggles my mind. The church is supposed to be a place of worship, where they leach about loving one’s fellow man. I think it sort of defeats the purpose to go in prepared for a shootout.
This reminds me of the passage from Hucleberrry Finn that describes a church service attended by members of two feuding families:
Next Sunday we all went to church…The men took their guns along, so did Buck, and kept them between their knees or stood them handy against the wall. The Sheperdsons done the same. It was pretty ornery preaching—all about brotherly love, and such-like tiresomeness…
It appears as though you are in opposition to this bill. I am curious; what other church policies do you believe should be dictated by the government, rather than by the church management? Given that the management of other private institutions are allowed to establish their own policy regarding the carrying of concealed deadly weapons on the premises, it stands to reason that those in opposition to this proposal believe that the state government has a duty to establish policies of houses of worship, thus I am naturally curious as to how else they believe that the state should run the church.
It appears, Dimensio, that you misspelled your screen name.
Evidently my attempt to structure a “blockquote cite” was erroneously constructed. I apologize for the error.
I have examined the spelling of my handle as it appears on my posting, and I have not composed it incorrectly. Additionally, even had I incorrectly spelled my handle, your statement does not constitute a logical response to my inquiry. Was I mistaken in assuming your opposition to the proposed bill? If so, I apologize for that error, though it did appear as though you were writing in opposition to the removal of the explicit prohibition of the carrying of concealed deadly weapons on church properties in the state of Arkansas which would then inherently imply that you believe that it is a function of the state government to establish the policies of churches in that state.