Good: We need more churchs like this (Merged X 3)

msgt/ret · June 4th, 2009, 04:47 PM

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US pastor welcomes handgun owners to church event
By DYLAN T. LOVAN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
June 04, 2009 1:31 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A Kentucky pastor is inviting people to bring their guns to church to celebrate America's Independence Day and the constitutional right to bear arms.

New Bethel Church is welcoming "responsible handgun owners" to wear their firearms inside the church on June 27, the Saturday that precedes the Fourth of July holiday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety.

Church pastor Ken Pagano says guns must be unloaded and private security will check visitors. He says recent church shootings make it necessary to promote safe gun ownership.

Marian McClure Taylor is executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches. She says churches work to prevent violent harm and promote peace, but most "allow for arms to be taken up under certain conditions."

I have relatives in Ky, sounds like a good time for a visit.

BradyM77 · June 4th, 2009, 04:58 PM

Might be time for a 70 mile road trip!

EdC · June 4th, 2009, 05:12 PM

I don't get it. What's the difference between no gun and an unloaded gun?

Saber · June 4th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Hi EdC,
As our pathetic new leader would say... “It’s a step in the right direction.”
Regards,

phreddy · June 4th, 2009, 05:29 PM

I don't think this is a good idea at all. They are advertiing that there will be a lot of unloaded weapons in one place on July 4th at a certain time. Seems like some bad guys that would like to get some weapons would love to have that info.
I am not against guns in church, but this is not the way to do it.

BaserRonin · June 4th, 2009, 05:35 PM

"and private security will check visitors"
Just another publicity stunt. He is paying for armed guards, but forcing law abiding citizens to unload. This guy is not doing the gun community any favors.

retsupt99 · June 4th, 2009, 07:24 PM

Sound like a perfect "gun-free zone" to me...a perfect place to steal a lot of guns.

stormbringerr · June 4th, 2009, 07:26 PM

i would not go to church or anywhere else w/an unloaded gun.

unloaded gun= clumsy hammer

mr.stuart · June 4th, 2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BaserRonin

"and private security will check visitors"
Just another publicity stunt. He is paying for armed guards, but forcing law abiding citizens to unload. This guy is not doing the gun community any favors.

I agree. What point do unloaded guns make? When I was a kid, many churches in my area would get together to burn rock and roll records. Again,pointless.

Supertac45 · June 4th, 2009, 09:18 PM

Might as well be a hammer since it's unloaded.

June 4th, 2009, 04:58 PM	#2
BradyM77 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 631	Might be time for a 70 mile road trip! __________________ Having a gun and saying you're armed is like having a guitar and saying you're a musician. Jeff Cooper

June 4th, 2009, 05:19 PM	#4
Saber Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 747	Hi EdC, As our pathetic new leader would say... “It’s a step in the right direction.” Regards, __________________ “Monsters are real and so are ghosts. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win.” ~ Stephen King

June 4th, 2009, 07:24 PM	#7
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,405	Sound like a perfect "gun-free zone" to me...a perfect place to steal a lot of guns. __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

June 4th, 2009, 07:26 PM	#8
stormbringerr Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Capitol City, Texas Posts: 1,863	i would not go to church or anywhere else w/an unloaded gun. unloaded gun= clumsy hammer __________________ later ,Stormbringerr the obstacle is the path...Zen saying -----------------------------------------

June 4th, 2009, 09:18 PM	#10
Supertac45 VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan's U.P. Posts: 3,314	Might as well be a hammer since it's unloaded. __________________ Les Baer 45 Sig Man N.R.A. Patron Life Member M.C.R.G.O.

June 4th, 2009, 05:12 PM	#3
EdC Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Speedway, Indiana Posts: 121	I don't get it. What's the difference between no gun and an unloaded gun?

June 4th, 2009, 05:29 PM	#5
phreddy Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 101	I don't think this is a good idea at all. They are advertiing that there will be a lot of unloaded weapons in one place on July 4th at a certain time. Seems like some bad guys that would like to get some weapons would love to have that info. I am not against guns in church, but this is not the way to do it.

June 4th, 2009, 05:35 PM	#6
BaserRonin Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 261	"and private security will check visitors" Just another publicity stunt. He is paying for armed guards, but forcing law abiding citizens to unload. This guy is not doing the gun community any favors.

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