Christians and Guns

Lewrockwell.com ^ | August 30, 2002 | Carlo Stagnaro

[Gophack]

Very interesting article, thank you.

[jjm2111]

Although a good article Lew Rockwell always has to take 100 words to say something that could be said in 10.

BTTT.

[American in Israel]

Bump for later read.

[Campion]

The pikes are used after the enemy is rolling on the ground laughing at the uniforms of the vaunted Vatican Guard.

Those are their ceremonial uniforms. They have other equipment they don't bring out every day, including assault rifles. 5.56mm Sig-Sauer, I believe.

[Fzob]

bump for later

[Robert_Paulson2]

Jesus said... "sell your armani jacket and buy a sig sauer..."

actually he said, "sell your cloak and buy a sword..." but translated to this century... it is the same line of reasoning.

[M. T. Cicero II]

I had to do research on the words of Jesus before I could embrace Christianity.

Turn the other cheek: in those days, a master would back-hand a servant across the face as a reprimand (much like my dad - no just kidding) so to turn the other cheek stops the master from back-handing the servant again - a non-violent response which stops violence. And the master must face the servant as a man standing up for himself. Jesus never said: Be a doormat and be stupid!

[nightdriver]

"A strong man armed keepeth his house." Bible (somewhere)

[hoosierskypilot]

I have never heard that exegesis.

[Eaker]

Jesus said... "sell your armani jacket and buy a sig sauer..." actually he said, "sell your cloak and buy a sword..." but translated to this century... it is the same line of reasoning.

Needs to be posted again and again and again!!!!!

Stay safe; stay armed; smoke 'em if you got 'em.

PS: My interpretation was Glock, not Sig.

[multitaskmom]

How 'bout a .40 cal Beretta? It has a nice kick.

[humblegunner]

one should close an eye and aim well?

Yep.

[BenLurkin]

"Morality demands that we stand against evil, against which an armed populace is good insurance." Worth repeating bump

[LadyX]

"one should close an eye and aim well?"

Agree with your affirmative.

Years ago in South Dakota, a psycho was stalking a gal who lived in the house behind me, and then started preying on the other women on the block.
I thought myself not a likely target, due to deliver a child in about 3 weeks.
A more likely target was the single girl and her mother who lived next door.

My husband got a .45 from a friend on base and taught me to field strip it blindfolded so I would be comfortable handling it.
Each night when Kathy next door was due home from work, I stood on my screened entry right across the driveway with the weapon poised for action should he approach.

One night the perp had the husbands' schedules (3-day rotating shifts in SAC) mixed up, and as we were sitting in the living room watching tv, he was heard prying MY bedroom window off!!
My husband and two dogs dashed out, but he was already out of sight.

A policeman with a K-9 stationed in the house one night of the original target were astonished that this guy had slit the screen porch door and slightly opened the kitchen door - without the K-9 alerting!

The police for 6 weeks were stationed a minute away, and never spotted him, getting bolder and bolder, and asked if after the baby was born if I would be a 'decoy' to draw him there to catch.
I agreed, but we had orders to go to Fairbanks, Alaska, and moved.

I assure you that had he entered my home I WOULD have shot him before he reached my two sons (7 & 8) and baby girl or me, making sure he was inside - and very dead.
My interpretation is Thou shalt not MURDER - not kill in self-defense.

After I moved, he tried to get into my friend's house next door, one leg inside the window - Susan's collie hung onto his leg until the police 'saved' him.
Turned out he was an Indian, fleet of foot, practicing 'ancient skills.'

[Michael2001]

Thanks for posting.