When Georgia’s new comprehensive gun laws go into effect July 1, many churches will opt out of allowing weapons into worship halls.
The Safe Carry Protection Act, sometimes called the “Guns Everywhere” law by opponents, goes into effect July 1. The language of the bill actually prohibits guns inside churches, unless the “governing body or authority of the place of worship permits the carrying of weapons or long guns by license holders.”
But it’s not even a concern for many Christian denominations, including in Catholic, Methodist and Episcopal churches. Leaders in all three organizations have pointed to no-weapons policies, and advised individual churches to follow the rules already in place.
It’s my understanding that both of the GA TEC bishops don’t respect the 2nd amendment to the Constitution and have banned guns. It doesn’t matter. The bad guys will bring guns regardless of what anybody says, and so will the good guys – law-abiding citizens of GA, as well as military, LE officers, and others who have been bringing concealed firearms to churches all their lives, and who will continue to do so. If a TEC bishop won’t stop heresy, how on earth can he effectively ban guns?