A pastor is currently in police custody following the shooting of an armed attacker in the City of God Church in Detroit.
The incident took place on Sunday, October 18th. A man armed with a brick allegedly stormed into the church and attacked the 36 year old religious leader. The pastor was armed with a handgun and shot his attacker multiple times. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Per Michigan law, pistols are not allowed in churches, with or without a concealed carry permit.
Some reports indicate that the two men involved knew each other, and may have had conflicts in the past. The incident has become part of a larger discussion in Detroit about the role of the church community in dealing with violence, and the presence of firearms in sacred spaces.
The matter is still under police investigation.
It was ok the assailant had a brick in a sacred place but not ok for the pastor to have a firearm?
It’s a stupid law. The electorate in Michigan needs to smarten up. A church is privately owned property and a law that infringes on the rights of the lawful property owners of the church and their representatives should be challenged as unconstitutional and a violation of both the first and second amendments. Any gun free zone without guards and metal detectors checking all entrants for compliance is a potential killing field leaving law-abiding citizens as defenseless as fish in a barrel. In this case, the assailant brought a brick as the murder weapon. However, he could just as easily brought a knife or a gun because someone intent on assault is already not concerned about obeying the law.
It’s a stupid law. The electorate in Michigan needs to smarten up. A church is privately owned property and a law that infringes on the rights of the lawful property owners of the church and their representatives should be challenged as unconstitutional and a violation of both the first and second amendments. Any gun free zone without guards and metal detectors checking all entrants for compliance is a potential killing field leaving law-abiding citizens as defenseless as fish in a barrel. In this case, the assailant brought a brick as the murder weapon. However, he could just as easily brought a knife or a gun because someone intent on assault is already not concerned about obeying the law.
There are numerous elected folks in Michigan trying to wipe these dumb laws from the books as we speak.
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Isn’t the pastor THE presiding official? That would make it legal?
Any property or facility owned or operated by a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other place of worship, unless the presiding official or officials allow concealed weapons