To Protect and Provide

Jewish World Review ^ | Feb 11, 2013 | Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

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I recently purchased a Glock 19. It is my first Glock but second firearm. My first is a slim, black pocket pistol, a Ruger LC9, which we keep in our safe. I practice shooting from time to time and trained for a Concealed Handgun License (CHL), as well. Sidearms are new to me. I grew up in a large Orthodox Jewish family in New York. We never saw private handguns, let alone held them.

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He writes that, given:

In truth, I am worried about the stability of our nation. When a business spends more than it makes, and covers the difference by selling bonds to new investors, it is headed for ruin. Our government has been doing that for years ...

It is the dependent citizen's growing sense of entitlement that is hollowing the gut of our nation ...

Then in contrast, he points out:

It is a God-inspired culture that teaches respect for the individual and reverence for the soul. It is that same Judeo-Christian foundation that teaches us that it is the responsibility of the citizen to try, to the best of his ability, to provide for his family and to protect them.