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• Safety and security in places of worship

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  Fire, EMS and law enforcement personnel can play an important role in the layers of safety that protect religious gatherings in the event of an emergency

• Trump signs bill to improve security for religious groups

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  The new federal law provides $75 million a year, for the next five years, in grants for institutions to improve security measures

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• Churches work to balance security with welcoming the public

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  An armed and trained security team is present at the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth anytime the building is occupied

• Faith groups: The hidden target of violence

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  Just as police planners would engage with schools and workplaces, they should engage proactively with houses of worship

• 7 church security team responsibilities

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  How public safety officials can prepare faith-based groups for the commonplace and out-of-the-ordinary incidents that might befall citizens in their houses of worship

• Texas church shooting: 2 parishioners shot and killed gunman

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  The gunman opened fire inside a packed church, killing one and critically injuring another before the congregants shot and killed him

• Gunman opens fire at NH church wedding ceremony

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  The gunman shot the clergyman and bride during a wedding

• Churches arm, train congregants in wake of mass shootings

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  The anxiety of one mass shooting after another has led some churches to start training and arming their worshippers with guns

• Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security

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  Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome, but recent attacks have made many rethink how protected sanctuaries really are

• P1 First Person: Shouting 'Allahu Akbar' Christmas Eve?

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  I was ready to push my kids to the floor, jump over the pew, and run toward the threat with the intention of taking it out – or die trying

• Rapid Response: How LE can help change the security culture at faith-based institutions

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  We must expect that religious facilities are primary targets, and take the active measures necessary to protect them from likely attack

• Top takeaways from the latest FBI report on active shooters

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  The conclusion from examining these incidents is that good citizens, many of whom are lawfully armed, save lives in active shooter attacks

• Cops, houses of worship come together to use safety and security planning app

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  SHOW, released in October 2016, helps houses of worship develop a safety and security plan tailored to their specific needs

• Ala. church asks for its own police department

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  Officials say it's essentially hiring an officer full-time, as opposed to relying on off-duty officers to assist the church