I for one am having a hard time understanding why an on-duty police officer would leave his weapon in his cruiser when entering a church. Oh, I understand the symbolism - but he's on duty, 'to protect and serve' - and how is he going to 'protect' if unarmed? Sure, the Pilgrims carried their weapons for self-protection on the way to church and then stacked them at the front door before entering - but I can reasonably infer that somebody guarded those weapons - with rifle in hand - while the rest of the congregants were inside.