John Correia is a senior pastor at the West Greenway Bible Church in Glendale Arizona and also a fully qualified National Rifle Association firearms instructor. The father-of-four normally has a bible in one hand and an AR-15 assault rifle in the other while spreading the word of the lord. Correia lives with his wife Laura, 38, and his four children Phoenix, 17, James, 15, Sarah, 12 and eight-year-old Abby in Phoenix, Arizona. Former US Naval officer John Correia believes that Jesus wants him to preach using both his Bible and an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle at his Arizona church
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Former US Navy officer John Correia now preaches at the West Greenway Bible Church in Glendale, Arizona
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As a fully qualified firearms instructor with the National Rifle Association, Correia preaches that Jesus loves guns
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The married father-of-four owns more than 20 firearms and brings his family out hunting on a regular basis
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His eight-year-old daughter Abby received a pink .22 caliber Crickett  rifle for her birthday as she 'loves shooting'
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Correia does not believe that guns are a problem in America, he claims the only issue is bad people with firearms
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