Louisiana Lawmakers Weigh Bill Allowing Defensive Gun Uses in Churches



By AWR Hawkins
Breitbart
May 28th. 2019


State Rep. Beryl Amedée (R-51) is sponsoring legislation to include defensive gun uses in houses of worship as “justifiable uses of force” in Louisiana.

The legislation has already passed the Louisiana House and should work its way through the Senate this week.

The bill, HB 235, stipulates that the use of lethal force “by a lawful person” in a house of worship is “justifiable” when:

Is made for the purpose of preventing an intruder from committing a crime or forcible offense against the religious building property or against the lawful person or against another person present in the religious building property. [Or if] the lawful person reasonably believes that the use of force is necessary to prevent the entry or compel the intruder to leave the religious building property or to prevent the intruder from committing a crime against the permittee or other person inside the building.