Church Safety Update

Perspective

The links below include two recent attempts to shoot people inside a church here in the states. Fortunately, in both cases the shooters were not well prepared and were not able to accomplish their objectives. While that is not always the case, many of the lone wolf attacks are attempted by mentally unstable individuals who are not trained or prepared for battle. If your team is trained and prepared when this type of event occurs the odds of stopping it before mass carnage is really good. If not, it becomes a matter of luck, or the grace of God, as to the outcome. My vote is you should be prepared!

2024 Training Calendar…

Training dates for the balance of this year are booking up fast. There are a few dates available between now and November but not a lot. The current class schedule is linked HERE. If you want to schedule a class in your area, please reach out as soon as possible.

Church Safety Stories

• Members stop a teen trying to enter the church with a gun…
• Mentally unstable an attempts to shoot pastor at point blank range during service… said God told him to do it.
• Man barricades inside church steeple after point gun at officers…
• Churches turn to armed volunteers in face of shooting threats…
• Former reserve deputy sentenced in fatal church parking lot shooting…
• 15-year-old boy shot outside church…
• Attempted robbery turns deadly in church parking lot…
• Man hides camera in church bathroom…
• Woman arrested for threatening to “shoot up” church…
• Teen shot and killed inside church bathroom…
• Man sentenced for shooting woman outside of church…

Training Related Articles

• Lakewood church shooter response left some things to be desired…
• 4 Drills for handgun skill development…
• Heart rates and stress – how best to train…
• Adversarial Mindset: understanding criminals and their motivations…
• 3 lessons to be learned from the death of an armed good Samaritan…
• I get the question about Tasers for church safety a lot… this article is another reason its not a good idea…
• Vehicle cover and concealment… do you know which parts stop bullets?
• Old age and cunning… how to stay your best…
• Can you survive an unwinnable gunfight?
• Body Language and personal defense…
• Medical skills: don’t forget the basics…