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Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings

Incidents prompt law enforcement training of civilians

In this July 21, 2019 photo, Stephen Hatherley, left, leads fellow trainees down a hallway as they participate in a simulated gun fight scenario at Fellowship of the Parks campus in Haslet, Texas. While recent mass shootings occurred at a retail store in El Paso, Texas, and a downtown entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, they were still felt in houses of worship, which haven’t been immune to such attacks. And some churches have started protecting themselves with guns. - photo by Associated Press

churches — In this July 21, 2019 photo, Stephen Hatherley, left, leads fellow trainees down a hallway as they participate in a simulated gun fight scenario at Fellowship of the Parks campus in Haslet, Texas. While recent mass shootings occurred at a retail store in El Paso, Texas, and a downtown entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, they were still felt in houses of worship, which haven’t been immune to such attacks. And some churches have started protecting themselves with guns. - photo by Associated Press

HASLET, Texas — Acrid gun smoke clouded the sunny entrance of a Texas church on a recent Sunday.

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