Church Sign Warns Members Are Armed, Will Use Deadly Force If Attacked by AWR Hawkins 17 Nov 2017
A sign posted outside the River at Tampa Bay Church warns that congregants are armed and will use deadly force if attacked.
The Tampa Bay Times reports that the sign has been up for about a year but drew fresh attention when Senior Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne posted it on his Instagram account two days after the heinous attack on the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The sign is intended to let would-be attackers know that congregants do not plan to be sitting ducks if someone comes in to do harm: