Nationally, from January 1999 to December 2012, there were 638 major criminal incidents, including shootings and assaults, at the nation’s houses of worship, according to church security expert Carl Chinn, author of the book “Evil Invades Sanctuary.”
From Texas, the Rev. James McAbee, whose Facebook page promotes him as “the Pistol Packing Pastor,” said the clergy must take back their churches from criminals by being armed and prepared to use force if necessary.
