Churches are one of the key, primary targets of Islamist terrorist groups (sleepers) now residing in the US (thanks to open borders). Keith Graves of Christian Warrior Training: See this Interview with a former JTTF Undercover Agent has been talking about this for months. This interview is a few months old, but highly informative. They are here and they are simply waiting for the âgo signalâ. They will hit when we least expect it. A major threat to all US citizens, not just churches.
Myself and several others in our parish routinely carry. Iâd like to see it get formalized but so far no go (possible liability?). I carry every day, have for years. Pistol is on when the pants go on and stays on until the pants come off. Sole exceptions being âprohibited spaces (courthouse, etc.). Then itâs in a locked box in the car until I get back to the car, then Iâm carrying again. I get a kick out of those who âcarryâ all the time, but donât have it on âem todayđ. If I knew when it would be needed Iâd just stay home that dayâŠ
My church seems to have their heads in the sand as to emergencies. This is a great start that I can hand to leaders and strongly suggest we put together a team(s).
Thank You for posting it.
My church has a preliminary security program. Our philosophy is you win the fight you donât have. Simple solution is to lock all doors when the service begins.
I have found that this is a hard topic to introduce to a church. Also their willingness to follow thru and actually continue the training tends to wain.
I have been hearing this same warning from sources I would consider to be reliable for months as well. Though not with an emphasis on churches as a primary target. There seems to be some disagreement on whether attacks will focus on large gatherings or go for random acts of violence against people in everyday settings. Given the number of attackers being estimated it could be an all of the above situation.
What no one seems to know for sure is what will trigger the signal and when it will be sent.
Guns are not inherently bad, but inert until someone picks one up.
Itâs the handler that is either good, or bad by their own intentions.
Itâs the anti-2A crowd that paints the weapon bad vs. the handler to get guns, and gun rights abolished vs. bad intentioned people that should be prohibited from having firearms as indicated by their prior behavior: History of criminal behavior especially violence, DUI/drug use, poor judgment, irresponsible behavior. That type of thing.
For a church to expose their flock to danger (blow off the need for a highly trained security team) is inexcusable in this day and time. Everyone knows we have millions of illegals in the country. The media (both sides of the spectrum, both liberal and conservative) plays down the Islamic threat because of their fear of being labeled Islamophobic. The Islamic threat is extreme, not moderate, extreme. Crime is still very much out of control, and will remain so. This new administration inherited a mess and there are no easy solutions. Security in any public gathering (in particular, one as exposed as a church) should be front and center, top priority for anyone in charge of such gatherings, and that includes pastors, priests, etc. Keith Graves (Christian Warrior Training) dives into the issue and you might get some insights from him. This guy is no lightweight. He served 30 years as a LA cop, including SWAT and trained SWAT teams.
