A good friend of mine attended this church. I can't even imagine the horror....
Prayers for him and all of the members to deal with this awful experience and the loss of two of the brethern.
A guy that sits behind me in church is armed with a handgun in his ankle holster. He used to be a marksman in the Army. Here's hoping his eyesight is still good if he ever has to pull the trigger.
It really is imperative that congregations form trained security teams. Ours has been trained by a
former military/law enforcement guy, and we regularly hit the range to maintain our skills. Another training service is
Sheepdog Church Security. They regularly email helpful information about church security.
I sit in the choir loft (with my 9mm) at the back of the sanctuary, probably a good vantage point if a bad guy walks down the center aisle toward the front of the church. Mr. M is situated in the back pew with his .38 revolver (I know, I can't get him to replace it with a semi-automatic). Most on our team carry 9mms. Some cover the first service; we're in the second, which has smaller attendance. We need more team members, but it's been strangely difficult to persuade some of our concealed carry folks to participate. Apparently, they think they already know everything.