First Baptist Church

Maria Durand and her daughter, Lupita Alcoces, visit a memorial on the edge of town honoring the 26 worshippers killed at the First Baptist Church on November 7th, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Research shows that, despite their heroics, armed civilians generally do not prevent mass shootings.

Yet the existing data suggests churches aren't more or less vulnerable to gun violence than other publicly accessible spaces.