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(RNS2-FEB14) Jeff Hawkins, founder of the Christian Security Network, opposes the practice of untrained people carrying guns in churches but supports the use of force by trained gunmen or law enforcement. For use with RNS-GUNS-CHURCHES, transmitted Feb. 14, 2011. RNS photo courtesy Christian Security Network.

(RNS2-FEB14) Jeff Hawkins, founder of the Christian Security Network, opposes the practice of untrained people carrying guns in churches but supports the use of force by trained gunmen or law enforcement. For use with RNS-GUNS-CHURCHES, transmitted Feb. 14, 2011. RNS photo courtesy Christian Security Network.

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