Jake Bleiberg

Jake Bleiberg is an author at Religion News Service.

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Firearms instructor took out gunman at Texas church service

By Jake Bleiberg — December 30, 2019
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said authorities 'can't prevent mental illness from occurring, and we can't prevent every crazy person from pulling a gun. But we can be prepared like this church was.'

Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings

By Jake Bleiberg — August 19, 2019
(AP) — "Ten years ago, this industry was not a thing," said David Riggall, a Texas police officer whose company trains churchgoers to volunteer as security guards.
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