The Bishop of Atlanta, the Rt. Rev. Robert Wright has issued a pastoral directive forbidding guns on all church properties. However, the bishop's ban on firearms in all church owned properties -- including rectories -- has no standing under church law, canon lawyer Allan Haley tells Anglican Ink.
On 28 April 2014 Bishop Wright issue a pastoral directive stating: “My judgment, charge and directive – as the ecclesiastical or governing authority, of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, is that with the exception of on-duty law enforcement officers, firearms are not permitted in church buildings or on church property,” the bishop wrote.
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