Someone could have been tragically killed and this would have made the headlines he was trying to avoid. The church leader actually defends the offender, saying, “It’s best not to even bring a gun to church. … However, in the world we live in and there are also individual rights to do things and we have to respect that right and so be prepared.” Wrong! The Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification website states, “Per the statute, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made public notice on January 9, 2018 in the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News of their intent to prohibit firearms.”