Posted January 25, 2018 9:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Following the horror of Sutherland Springs, it’s not surprising that so many people are looking to carry a firearm at church. However, having a gun is only part of the equation if we want to prevent further tragedies like the one in Texas. We also need laws that make it easier for people to act when lives are on the line, and that comes in the form of Stand Your Ground protections for armed citizens.

Now, the state of Alabama is considering extending those protections to churches.

An Alabama lawmaker wants protections for the use of deadly force to defend churches, and their parishioners.

The bill — which expands the state’s self-defense law — says a person is presumed justified in the use of physical force if they reasonably believe someone is about to seriously harm someone inside a church.

Republican Rep. Lynn Greer, the bill’s sponsor, on Wednesday cited deadly church shootings in Tennessee and South Carolina, as he urged the House Judiciary Committee to approve the bill this session.

Unsurprisingly, Moms Demand Action oppose the law. They love to reframe it as “shoot first” laws, but in doing so they reveal that they’re either ignorant or lying, and I think …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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