[Vhfcn-l] Concealed carry in church

[Roger W. Ek]

> On Jan 1, 2020, at 1:20 PM, John Grow via Vhfcn-l <vhfcn-l at lists.vhfcn.org> wrote:
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> On Dec 31, 2019, at 9:47 PM, Mike Helm <mghelm>> wrote:
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> It's sad.  It seems some here celebrate the need to carry guns in church. It nauseates me. How have we come to this place.
> MH
> 
> I agree with you Mike but it is what the world has become and we must face that fact.  I do not think that they celebrate it but that they are more thankful for it.
> We have several in our congregation, mostly LEOs or former LEOs.  Sometimes you can tell by the untucked shirt or unbuttoned jacket or where they sit.  Some are my friends or relatives.  Or if you know them.
> Personally I am glad to have them but as you say it is sad.  A lot of things in todays world nauseates me and make me sad, this is only one of them.
> I would like to say that things will get better, but I doubt it.  It is a scary  world that we live in today and it is getting worse day by day.
> I think that in the end the Lord will have had enough and throw His arms up and it will be the second coming.  Who knows?  Not I.
> God Bless you Mike and may you have a Happy New Year in spite of the world situation.
> John Grow

I have carried in church since 1983. I have a card in my wallet:

Everywhere I go, everybody is a little bit safer because I am there. 

Everywhere I am, anyone in need has a friend.

When I return home, everyone is happy I am there.

-break-

Last summer there was a drug dealgoing down in a WalMart parking lot in our state capitol. guns were pulled. A shot was fired. 

Four Maine citizens put a stop toit and held the druggies on the ground until the local police finally arrived. If you want to carry here you can carry. No permit is necessary. 

We call it liberty; except in self declared victim zones such as federal buildings, court houses, post offices and public schools.

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