Paxton re-affirms what we already knew about Churches' right to self-defense

"Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me."
Nehemiah 4:18

Attorney General Paxton released an opinion this afternoon about what the law says about Churches right to self defense following last month's tragedy:

Paxton Church security opinion by Cahnman on Scribd

Bottom Line: Decisions about specific security policies are up to individual congregations, but unless someone else owns the land on which the service is held, then individual congregations have wide latitude to establish the security policies that work for them.