Can it get any better?
YES IT CAN! GO JACK!!!!
No more scratching a church off your list because you cant carry due to them also having a school on property. Would love to see the language changed to include other church business such as bible study, pitch ins, etc. If I read that right, I am GTG for church, but after the service I would have to go disarm and come back for the pot luck lunch in the fellowship hall afterward.
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PRESS RELEASE: Sen. Sandlin Files Church Protection Bill
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 13, 2017) – State Sen. Jack E. Sandlin (R-Indianapolis) recently filed a bill that would clarify the state code regarding firearms on church property.
Senate Bill 33 would exempt a person from prosecution if, while attending a worship service, they are legally possessing a firearm on church property that also has a school on the property. The bill would also exempt employees or volunteers at the house of worship if they are carrying out their official duties.
Under current law, unauthorized possession of a firearm on school property is a Level 6 felony. This bill would clarify when a person may carry a firearm to a house of worship where a school is part of the church.
“Many law-abiding gun owners drive to church with their firearm in their car or on their person, never intending to commit a felony,” Sandlin said. “Under current law, it’s a felony to do that if there’s also a school on the property. This bill would exempt those people from prosecution and clarify our state code for church properties.”
The Department of Homeland Security has increasingly issued notices to houses of worship that they may be targets. This bill will provide houses of worship additional options that may help secure their facilities.
The legislative session begins Wednesday, Jan. 3.
Matt Werner, Press Secretary
Senate Majority Communications Office
200 W. Washington Street|Room 126, Statehouse
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9539
Matt.Werner@iga.in.gov
Jack E. Sandlin MBA CFE CFS CLEO
Sandlin Private Investigators
Indianapolis, Indiana
800-794-3880
YES IT CAN! GO JACK!!!!
No more scratching a church off your list because you cant carry due to them also having a school on property. Would love to see the language changed to include other church business such as bible study, pitch ins, etc. If I read that right, I am GTG for church, but after the service I would have to go disarm and come back for the pot luck lunch in the fellowship hall afterward.
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PRESS RELEASE: Sen. Sandlin Files Church Protection Bill
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 13, 2017) – State Sen. Jack E. Sandlin (R-Indianapolis) recently filed a bill that would clarify the state code regarding firearms on church property.
Senate Bill 33 would exempt a person from prosecution if, while attending a worship service, they are legally possessing a firearm on church property that also has a school on the property. The bill would also exempt employees or volunteers at the house of worship if they are carrying out their official duties.
Under current law, unauthorized possession of a firearm on school property is a Level 6 felony. This bill would clarify when a person may carry a firearm to a house of worship where a school is part of the church.
“Many law-abiding gun owners drive to church with their firearm in their car or on their person, never intending to commit a felony,” Sandlin said. “Under current law, it’s a felony to do that if there’s also a school on the property. This bill would exempt those people from prosecution and clarify our state code for church properties.”
The Department of Homeland Security has increasingly issued notices to houses of worship that they may be targets. This bill will provide houses of worship additional options that may help secure their facilities.
The legislative session begins Wednesday, Jan. 3.
Matt Werner, Press Secretary
Senate Majority Communications Office
200 W. Washington Street|Room 126, Statehouse
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-9539
Matt.Werner@iga.in.gov
Jack E. Sandlin MBA CFE CFS CLEO
Sandlin Private Investigators
Indianapolis, Indiana
800-794-3880