USCCA Offers Free Training To Protect Houses Of Worship

By Tom Knighton

In the wake of Sutherland Springs just under a year ago, many churches started looking to have their own security. Many states made moves to make it easier for them to do so, as well. The understanding was that had the gunman met armed resistance earlier maybe he wouldn’t have massacred so many people.

I don’t believe that thinking is wrong in any way.

With the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh a week ago, it’s clear that not every house of worship has gotten the memo. To that end, the folks at the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) have a proposal. They’re offering free training to protect our houses of worship.

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) announced on Thursday its latest online training event would focus on protecting houses of worship.

The group, which sells firearms training and concealed carry insurance, said the recent anti-Semitic attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead and 5 wounded is the kind of attack the training series is designed to defend against.

“On behalf of the more than 250,000 members of the USCCA we mourn for the victims, their families and the City of …Read the Rest

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