Michigan Church Massacre Exposes Failures in Domestic Security and Community Protection

On a quiet Sunday morning in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, the sanctity of a house of worship was shattered by an act of brutal violence that claimed four lives and left eight more wounded. Thomas Jacob Sanford, a former Marine, opened fire inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sanctuary before setting the building ablaze, turning a place meant for prayer into a scene of carnage. When Will Our Communities Be Safe From Targeted Violence? This horrific attack strikes at the core values that bind American society: freedom of religion and safety in communal spaces. Despite swift police...