https://twitchy.com/aaronwalker/2024/02/17/senate-bill-to-prohibit-armed-guards-in-church-n2393040
Today a number of people have been claiming that the Senate was considering a bill that would make church security illegal. For instance, you see these tweets:
How is this remotely Constitutional? https://t.co/pOMVjhZySE
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) February 17, 2024
If they can't ban the guns, they'll criminalize self-defense. https://t.co/4DBdddpANI
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 17, 2024
So, we start with the basic question: Is this true? Are they trying to ban church security? We admit when we saw it, we wondered if they would be so brazen in their hostility to two constitutional amendments.
Well, the short answer is they are not doing this directly, but the bill they are pushing would make many forms of private security illegal, including what is commonly used by churches. We liken it to a boss saying no one is allowed to wear headwear at work. Maybe it isn't designed to screw over orthodox Jews and other people who believe as a matter of faith they have to wear headwear, but it certainly has that effect……