Others have already done an excellent job of rebuking ddarko’s incorrect opinions (thanks everyone) so there is no point is me re-addressing them. I will focus on the parts that were not touched.
The second famous defence by people like Sir Knight is that of using Christ’s words to buy a sword. No Pope or theologian would approve of the interpretation they give.
Are you saying that they will deny scripture? Scripture clearly records Jesus commanding His followers to purchase swords to say otherwise to deny the infallible Word of God.
What is false? Luke 22:36-38 is false?
We see Christ clearly state that those who pick up the sword will die by the sword.
Your lack of scriptural knowledge is really sad. To live by the sword refers to bandits and outlaws. Not to those that use a weapon for self defene purposes.
Now the laughable defence by Sir Knight is that it was because Christ wanted him to be captured since he had to die.
Are you saying that Jesus did not have to die? If Peter would have prevented Jesus from being taken into custody, wouldn’t that put a wrinkle in the Divine plan?
The big gaping loop hole in this defence is that if Christ already wanted to get caught like this, why did he ask the Apostles to buy a sword in the first place?
Because the swords were not for the purpose of defending Jesus who could have called down an entire army of angels to defend Him. The purpose of the swords were for them to protect each other. When Jesus commands them to acquire swords, He reminded them that when He sent them out previously, He commanded that they take nothing with them on the road; this time it was different: they would have to fend for themselves.
Once again, this shows the illogical nature of the arguments these people raise.
Once again, this shows your inability to grasp basic concepts and place the blame on others for your own failure to understand.
There is also the concern raised as to what is the other solution than owning a gun. The answer is disarmament. In countries of Europe, the amount of violence compared to the United States is negligible. Not many own guns in these countries like they do in the states. So if the US owns so many guns and still has a higher crime rate than these other countries (even greater than it’s neighbour Canada), then it does not take a graduate degree for one to see that owning a Gun is not solving any problem. On the contrary, it appears that owning a gun is more detrimental to family happiness. This really makes one wonder if they even follow the very document of the Vatican they quote. If they really do care about the safety of their family, given the evidence from other countries, it appears that owning a Gun does not help anyway.
Myth: Countries with strict gun control have less crime
Fact: Countries with the strictest gun-control laws also tended to have the highest homicide rates.[SOURCE: “Violence, Guns and Drugs: A Cross-Country Analysis”, Jeffery A. Miron, Department of Economics, Boston University.]
Fact: According to the U.N., as of 2005, Scotland was the most violent country in the developed world, with people three times more likely to be assaulted than in America. Violent crime there has doubled over the last 20 years. 3% of Scots had been victims of assault compared with 1.2% in America [SOURCE: “Scotland tops list of world’s most violent countries”, The Times, September 19, 2005]
Fact: “ … the major surveys completed in the past 20 years or more provides no evidence of any relationship between the total number of legally held firearms in society and the rate of armed crime. Nor is there a relationship between the severity of controls imposed in various countries or the mass of bureaucracy involved with many control systems with the apparent ease of access to firearms by criminals and terrorists.” [SOURCE: Colin Greenwood, “Minutes of Evidence”, Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs, January 29, 2003.]
Fact: In Canada around 1920, before there was any form of gun control, their homicide rate was 7% of the U.S rate. By 1986, and after significant gun control legislation, Canada’s homicide rate was 35% of the U.S. rate – a significant increase. In 2003, Canada had a violent crime rate more than double that of the U.S. (963 vs. 475 per 100,000). [SOURCE: Juristat: Crime Statistics in Canada, 2004 and FBI Uniform Crime Statistics online]
For anyone getting ready to flame me for this post, please spare your fingers. I won’t be participating in a debate with logically incompetent people and since this thread seems to be full of them, there really is no point for me to reply back. This is the only post I am making and I don’t think I can state anything else more clearly than what I have done here anyway.
Your uncharitable attack on those that share a different opinion from your’s reveals your true colors. Christ warned against those that falsely come in His name saying that by their fruits we shall know them. Your continued false statements that you will not respond further (three times and counting), your uncharitable comments, etc.; all of these paint you in a very negative light and NOT that of a Catholic correctly representing Church & biblical teachings.
