The recipients of the firearms were members of the church and had to complete background checks before taking ownership.
A church near the Kansas-Missouri state line is raising eyebrows after"blessing" some of its members with guns for Father's Day and the Fourth of July.
River Church had fewer than 100 members when it gave away the AR-15, but the Facebook post garnered almost 2,500 comments and close to 2,000 shares."I was thinking about Father's Day because we've got a lot of men in the church, they like to shoot guns," Zehner told Scripps News Kansas City."I thought, ‘Let's give away a gun to the church and let some of the men get involved, and let's make it a big, fun event.
"Why make it such a focal point of intersection between proud American, Constitution-supporting and teaching Jesus Christ?” Scripps News Kansas City asked. "Our attendance doubled after this whole thing happened,” Zehner said. “So I think people were looking at this like, ‘Wow, there's somebody that stood up for our rights and freedoms and actually has a backbone.’" All declined to be a part of this story.
"I know some people would maybe question, 'Is a gun a blessing?'” Zehner said. “But in the context of protecting your family, standing up for the Second Amendment right, I believe it'd be a great blessing. River Church is planning a gun safety course in the future for its members, where they'll learn how to properly load, fire, clean and store a firearm.
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