TAMPA, Fla. - Leaders of a Tampa church say a controversial sign warning that the property is not a gun-free zone helps protect the congregation.
Signs are posted outside every public entrance at River at Tampa Bay Church in east Tampa.
"WE ARE HEAVILY ARMED - ANY ATTEMPT WILL BE DEALT WITH DEADLY FORCE - YES WE ARE A CHURCH AND WE WILL PROTECT OUR PEOPLE," the sign reads.
The church's well-known senior pastor, Rodney Howard-Browne, posted the year-old sign to his Instagram page just days after the tragedy in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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