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Armed guards at church? (Original Post) Chico Man Dec 2012 OP
The places for armed guards are endless. For starters, how about valerief Dec 2012 #1
+1 JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #2
Armed guards at home! Chico Man Dec 2012 #3
Badda bing! nt valerief Dec 2012 #8
Excellent! And make it mandated with a huge tax fine for those that can't afford it! Oh, wait ...n/t drdtroit Dec 2012 #16
Mogadishu USA! Evasporque Dec 2012 #18
Toilet Safety Administration!!! Initech Dec 2012 #25
and movie theaters and malls and playgrounds and ice rinks and bus stops and soccer fields and Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #4
Seems like an unneeded cost... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #5
Why not? There have been many shootings at churches auburngrad82 Dec 2012 #7
If it were up to me... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #10
Hey, do you like waffles? Like my parrots do nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #12
Was sent here by billh58 Dec 2012 #22
Dr. George Tiller was killed at church n/t Shrek Dec 2012 #19
Beat me by minutes. See post #20. REP Dec 2012 #21
The church I attend is very large, and the minister is very wealthy. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #6
What kind of books has he written that could produce threats of violence? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #11
Actually, his books are wonderful. Many for children, many for adults. People of all religious.... northoftheborder Dec 2012 #13
Better yet, half of all adults become armed guards RomneyLies Dec 2012 #9
Dose not make much sense...if God didn't want anyone in that congregation to die rustydog Dec 2012 #14
God helps those who help themselves. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #23
This cop needed an armed guard: PeaceNikki Dec 2012 #15
George Carlin warned us cbrer Dec 2012 #17
The Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita in 2009 could have used one REP Dec 2012 #20
Well, Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #24
PLUS, we need a new breed of armed guards 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #26
Don't need them if all the parishoners are carrying... brooklynite Dec 2012 #27

valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. The places for armed guards are endless. For starters, how about
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 09:37 AM
Dec 2012
airports
banks
supermarkets
schools
churches
hospitals
malls
sporting arenas
businesses
apartment buildings
federal, state, and local buildings
intersections
bridges
street corners
law enforcement helicopters


With all these armed guards, no one would need guns in their homes for protection!

Chico Man

(3,001 posts)
3. Armed guards at home!
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:23 AM
Dec 2012

Think of the private security business opportunities.

All of our problems can be explained simply: we don't have enough armed guards to protect us.

Come to think of it, sounds kind of like a police state.

drdtroit

(1,625 posts)
16. Excellent! And make it mandated with a huge tax fine for those that can't afford it! Oh, wait ...n/t
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 04:28 PM
Dec 2012
 

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)
4. and movie theaters and malls and playgrounds and ice rinks and bus stops and soccer fields and
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:25 AM
Dec 2012

outside schools and everywhere else


because we don't have the money for things like health care

and the black helicopters aren't an issue for these paranoid lunatics anymore


auburngrad82

(5,029 posts)
7. Why not? There have been many shootings at churches
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 12:27 PM
Dec 2012

God, apparently, isn't protecting his flocks.

A pretty comprehensive link to deadly force incidents in churches. Note that the numbers jumped dramatically in 2005, a year after the assault weapon ban expired and was not renewed.

http://www.carlchinn.com/Church_Security_Concepts.html

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
6. The church I attend is very large, and the minister is very wealthy.
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 11:54 AM
Dec 2012

I do not fault the minister for his wealth, because he earned it through his many wonderful books, sold worldwide. But, he has a a body-guard at all times, which is sad but necessary. We also have armed guards at all times in the foyer, and I do not know if it is because of the minister's need for safety, or if threats have made against the church, or other members. I assume it is necessary, but still makes me feel less safe in this place for some reason, which should be a place of sanctuary.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,311 posts)
11. What kind of books has he written that could produce threats of violence?
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 01:20 PM
Dec 2012

It sounds a bizarre church, to me. Unless you're talking about Northern Ireland or similar.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
13. Actually, his books are wonderful. Many for children, many for adults. People of all religious....
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 04:12 PM
Dec 2012

....persuasions have his books, translated all over the world. He is beloved by everyone who knows him, and does not join in with the political shenanigans of other ministers. He is in poor health, and speaks only part time here, and does not travel as extensively as he once did. I will not name him, but you might discover who he is if interested by studying the children's religious books sections at the bookstore.

Cranks are everywhere, and some just go after anyone considered religious, an awful result and blowback caused by the religious right antics, giving all Christians, really all religions, a sullied smear. Tragic and sad.

rustydog

(9,186 posts)
14. Dose not make much sense...if God didn't want anyone in that congregation to die
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 04:18 PM
Dec 2012

Wouldn't He just stop it?

REP

(21,691 posts)
20. The Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita in 2009 could have used one
Wed Dec 26, 2012, 05:09 PM
Dec 2012

Remember?

Or maybe the Knoxville Unitarian Universalist Church in 2008. The guy out to kill liberals.

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