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Should a CHL react or would it be a liability to the church? People might assume that you were working security
Jason

ok?
For the sake of conversation...what if they weren't security guards or bodyguards?

This is strictly hypothetical...I was joking about doing this in my ministry, I am involved in other things, but I am curious about this.

If someone is volunteering their service as security and carrying a gun legally, what does it matter? There is really no reason to let anyone know that you are carrying.
Jason

That is interesting. I wonder if my church does the same thing undercover? It is a real possibility that I never considered. I know they ask for volunteers for "security" but I always assumed that it was to make sure cars in the parking lot were not be vandalized or burglarized.

I will have to ask some questions.

The church always talks about getting "plugged in" to the ministry. This might be my ticket!
Jason

I don't know how many times this has occured, but it has happened often enough to cause me to pay great attention to where I sit at church.

My church is very large with a great deal of dark corners that would be somewhat inconspicuous to someone running through the door.

Hopefully it would give me enough time to get my gun, but these things surely happen very very fast with no warning.

Even if you were to get a shot at the person doing this....it would likely be a very dangerous shot to take because of crowds of people. I agree that we should all KNOW what we would do in this situation before it arrives. I once had a pastor that told me he would say a prayer for the person that did this in his church, but it would be after his magazine was empty He married my wife and I. Great guy and amazing with his 1911.
Jason