Guns and Churches

Today there was an article on CNN about how churches are now beginning to have armed guards at their services. I find this very sad and in many ways hypocritical. The religious right and many other parts of American Christianity are actively involved in politics(as was seen in the election of George Bush) so my question is why isn't this religion that is supposed to be about peace, not also preaching this to its government? Why aren't they protesting that you can buy handguns in a sport store? Of course, they will say that it is a constitutional right. Times change, and its time to move on from the notion that we are somehow safer if everyone is carrying a gun. Does it really seem nice to live in a reality that seems very much a Sergio Leone picture?