By Dean Weingarten. November 6th, 2017
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According to concealedcarry.com, there are two states that ban concealed carry in churches, Nebraska and Louisiana. Nebraska allows a church to authorize an armed security team if the team members have carry permits and if written notice is given to church members. Louisiana law is similar, but requires an extra eight hours of training every year. Seven states and D.C. that require the permission of a church leader to conceal carry firearms in church, and 41 states where carry in churches is treated the same as any other private property.
Of the 41 states that treat churches the same as other private property, eight are "may issue" states, where the permit issuing authority can deny the exercise of the Second Amendment for almost any reason. Those states are California, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Within these states, the issuance of permits ranges from almost none in Hawaii and New Jersey, to fairly large numbers, as in upstate New York and Massachusetts.
There are 13 states that do not require a permit to carry concealed. They are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, and West Virginia.
Open carry is legal in most states. Only five states prohibit the open carry of holstered handguns in most public places. Those states are California, Florida, Illinois, New York and South Carolina. 26 States do not infringe on the right to openly carry firearms. Six states infringe on open carry in a few specific areas. Pennsylvania requires a permit for Philadelphia, Colorado requires a permit for Denver, and Iowa requires a permit inside city limits. The other three states allow localities to pass restrictions on open carry without a permit. 13 states require a permit for open carry.
4 comments:
Or Officers. Our church pays to have a Police Officer there every Sunday. Started about a year ago after rumors of a potential protest came up.
I asked my pastor, years ago, if I could carry in church.
He asked if I could leave it in my car and I told him that would still be church property.
He said OK. Next Sunday, asked to see it.
Later we scheduled men's outings to the range.
I've often been called to check the entry, but I am by no means alone in carrying at church now. Including Scherie. :)
Interesting. I did not know that about Louisiana.
Louisiana passed Constitutional Carry a couple years ago. However, Opelousas and New Orleans were grandfathered in. I am not able to recall New Orleans immediately; but Opelousas does not allow open carry. We go through there quite often is the only reason I can readily remember that.
Thanks, everyone.
Last time our senior pastor asked the congregation if anyone was carrying, turned out that 75% of the adults were armed.
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