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LDS Church tells members to run, hide, report active shooters and updates other security guidelines

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued new safety guidelines that tell members how to react to a gunman in a meetinghouse and provide other instruction to keep members from harm.

An introduction to the guidelines says they are being issued due “to changing conditions around the world." There’s one set of guidelines for safety in the United States and Canada and another for church members elsewhere, though the two documents are similar.

Both instruct community LDS leaders to “rely on local law enforcement to deal with security incidents and emergencies at Church facilities and at Church-sponsored events.