Local churches weigh Texas gun laws
Posted February 25, 2016 - 4:18pm
By Future Brown
Herald Democrat
New Texas gun laws are giving Second Amendment advocates a little more freedom and as of Jan. 1, Texas residents in possession of a valid concealed gun license are allowed to openly carry their handgun.
While this law applies to many areas, churches are able to make their own decisions about whether their members and visitors can open carry and concealed carry while in the pew.
That has left local churches to decide whether handguns have a place in Sunday worship. They have also been reviewing their emergency policies for active shooter situations.
“We do not allow open carry in the church,” Catholic Diocese of Dallas representative Annette Gonzales Taylor said. “We believe that churches are sanctuaries of worship. It should be a peaceful environment” ...
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