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Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:26 am
by WildBill
I am invited to my cousin’s wedding next Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Arlen and I want to carry my 1911 inside the church during the wedding, but I am worried about the Church Reciprocity Law. I want to be legal, but I am not sure about the reciprocity laws regarding church carry. My CHL instructor said that the Baptists had reverse-reciprocity with the Methodists, but not vice versa. He said that if I were a Baptist I could carry in a Methodist church in addition to carrying in a Baptist Church, but since I am a Methodist, I can only carry in a Methodist church and not a Baptist one.
I am still a little confused and wanted some more clarification on this matter so I called the DPS in Austin and had a very short conversation with a DPS Trooper, but after I asked the question we were cut off so I never got an answer. When I tried to call back the phone just kept ringing.
I am taking my girlfriend to the wedding. She has a CHL too, but since she is Jewish and can’t carry on the Sabbath in a church, so I don’t know what to do. Since the church is in a bad section of town I don’t want to go to the wedding without being armed. Please can anybody help?
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:28 am
by goose
WildBill wrote:I am invited to my cousin’s wedding next Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Arlen and I want to carry my 1911 inside the church during the wedding, but I am worried about the Church Reciprocity Law. I want to be legal, but I am not sure about the reciprocity laws regarding church carry. My CHL instructor said that the Baptists had reverse-reciprocity with the Methodists, but not vice versa. He said that if I were a Baptist I could carry in a Methodist church in addition to carrying in a Baptist Church, but since I am a Methodist, I can only carry in a Methodist church and not a Baptist one.
I am still a little confused and wanted some more clarification on this matter so I called the DPS in Austin and had a very short conversation with a DPS Trooper, but after I asked the question we were cut off so I never got an answer. When I tried to call back the phone just kept ringing.
I am taking my girlfriend to the wedding. She has a CHL too, but since she is Jewish and can’t carry on the Sabbath in a church, so I don’t know what to do. Since the church is in a bad section of town I don’t want to go to the wedding without being armed. Please can anybody help?
I thought Lent was over? (not Catholic)
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:30 am
by mojo84
Carry on Hank Hill. Don't forget your rosary beads as those evidence you are a current chl. It's much less gaudy than a chl badge. Enjoy the wedding and watch out for us crazy Baptists.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:33 am
by Mel
It's going to be a long day!
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:36 am
by The Annoyed Man
Bill, you old dog! You went and got yourself a girlfriend!
The answer is simple: become a Buddhist:
http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2 ... posed.html 
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:41 am
by C-dub
carlson1 wrote:April 1 - Again
Awe, you spoiled all the fun.
I was thinking about this a few days ago and wondering how long it would take before folks started catching on. I wondered how many would say, "but, churches are off limits."
Maybe next year we can see how many of the newer members fall for this one.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:54 am
by RPB
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There was no church reciprocity in 2010; The legislature in 2011 re-instated it
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:27 am
by The Annoyed Man
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
Bill, you've got to change things up a little bit. If you're too much a creature of habit, people are going to stop taking you seriously.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:59 am
by Running Arrow Bill
Carrying in a church should be the least of your worries!
Concealed is Concealed.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:38 pm
by RPBrown
Recip is approved as long as you have your CHL badge
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:50 pm
by Panda
Running Arrow Bill wrote:Carrying in a church should be the least of your worries!
Concealed is Concealed.
Doesn't it depend if that church's god is omniscient? Although, if their god is omniscient and omnipotent, theres no mistaking his brand of effective notice.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:10 pm
by JALLEN
I call baloney on this. If you really were a Methodist, the only thing that would matter was whether you would get out in time to beat the Baptists to the restaurant for Sunday lunch.
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:26 pm
by Diesel42
RPBrown wrote:Recip is approved as long as you have your CHL badge
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:56 pm
by xb12s
JALLEN wrote:I call baloney on this. If you really were a Methodist, the only thing that would matter was whether you would get out in time to beat the Baptists to the restaurant for Sunday lunch.
And we Presbyterians never get out in time to beat the Methodists or the Baptists. So we converted to Christian Reformed. Done by 11:30! First in line!
Re: Church Reciprocity Question
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 6:14 pm
by JALLEN
xb12s wrote:JALLEN wrote:I call baloney on this. If you really were a Methodist, the only thing that would matter was whether you would get out in time to beat the Baptists to the restaurant for Sunday lunch.
And we Presbyterians never get out in time to beat the Methodists or the Baptists. So we converted to Christian Reformed. Done by 11:30! First in line!
I guess so. The Presbyterians had a lot more sin to talk about, so it takes longer.
There aren't enough CR's to fill the restaurant, so as long as they beat the Baptists, nobody gets too upset. There's a lot more of those guys.