An Arms Race in the Church House

   You could have a minor arms race in the church house, if you are not careful. The nation gets edgy about school shooting, and such.

   And, church shootings. There have been enough of those.

   Word is, you need to have a gun to stop a gun. The police are not going to arrive in time; Somebody has got to have a gun to stop the criminal.

   Soon enough, people are going to start seeing it as their duty to bring their guns to church, to be ready for the next mass shooting.

   And, when one person sees the person in the pew next to him packing, he decides he ought to be helping out, as well. So, he brings his gun the next week. Pretty soon, eight or nine people are packing.

   And, you've got an arms race right in your own church.

   Don't question that it could happen. I wonder if in some churches, it already has.