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Concealed Carry Training Offered by…Churches?

SageAdvice68 Wrote: Nov 25, 2012 7:35 PM

I may have to propose this as a possible method to reach out. We have lots of land owned by the church. There is enough of us who own heavy dirt moving equipment we could likely build a pistol range right on the property. I know there are at least four peace officers in our Congregation who all come to services carrying concealed. One of them I happen to know is a qualified instructor who has in the past taught the Concealed to Carry course. One member Congregation is a State Trooper who often comes to Church in his uniform with that .40 Sig sitting on his hip in plain sight.

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cambeul41 Wrote: Nov 27, 2012 8:51 PM

Great! Go for it. (And I am not even religious)

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Concealed Carry Training Offered by…Churches?

Churches are always looking for new ways to reach out to people—especially men. Some houses of worship across the U.S. have ostensibly found the answer: Offer concealed-carry weapons training. The Daily has the details:

In an effort to increase membership, a number of U.S. churches — including the Church of Christ congregation in this rural village 30 miles north of Columbus — are offering an unconventional public service: Concealed weapons training.

“Church has done a good job with coffee klatsches or whatever, but we haven’t really reached out to guys,” said Jeff Copley, a preacher at...

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