Ban on guns in church upheld in GA (Guns in parking lot @work)

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I think we've established who here values property rights over gun rights & vice versa already.

This one will be referenced next time 'guns in parking lots' comes up surely. I submit this more for a little light reading than anything else.

Georgia carry law banning firearms in churches upheld..

"In this case, Edward Stone and Jonathan Wilkins (“Plaintiffsâ€) each allege in their Amended Complaint that they regularly attend religious services, possess a weapons carry license, and “would like to carry a handgun†while in a place of worship. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that the Carry Law is unconstitutional on its face and as applied to them because compliance with § 16-11-127 will violate their First Amendment right to the free exercise of their religion and their Second Amendment right to bear arms."

http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/201110387.pdf

first section regarding 1st amendment. pg. 25 starts into the meat of the 2nd amendment.

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it's interesting that all of their references from Blackstone regard an individual property owner. a church and a corporation do not generally own land under an individual's name but under an organization. while not applicable to a church if I am a shareholder of a corporation does that not in effect make me part owner or at least enough of one to be included under this umbrella of owner's rights? I don't think this is an airtight conclusion.