Do you/would you carry a concealed firearm to Mass?

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TK421 said:
It has been empirically demonstrated in redundant scenarios that this is not necessary and that an armed population creates a criminal subculture that anticipates lethal force in advance. There are dozens of empirical case scenarios among populations of millions of people where this has been observed.
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Once again. There’s no honor in not defending oneself in God’s eyes. If one is up to it, God is pleased if we preserve our lives and those of other innocents.
 
As I said before… take out certain cities, or even certain portions (zip codes) within cities, and you’ll see crime rates a really low levels. It’s not the US as a whole. It’s pockets of high-crime areas that are doing a number on the statistics.
 
Seeksadvice said:
I don’t live a life ruled by fear. I choose to live a life of prudence. If I was fearful, I wouldn’t be a prosecutor. If I was fearful, I’d give up on it the first time some yahoo tells the world that he’s going to kill everybody involved in the case. If I was fearful, I’d give up when I get calls from higher level authorities in bigger metropolitan areas that I need to watch my six, so-to-speak due to cases. If I was fearful, I wouldn’t go into the office on call at unholy hours of the night.

Don’t generically lump all of us who carry weapons into the “ruled by fear and not by faith” camp. I take my responsibilities to the public, and to myself, seriously.
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Very well said…

The “ruled by fear and not by faith” is a cowardly, anti-gun rigmarole in this context and little more.

In addition, it’s been proven time and time again that communities with higher levels of its citizens legally carrying concealed firearms, are typically far safer than those communities that do not.
 
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Duesenberg said:
Once again. There’s no honor in not defending oneself in God’s eyes. If one is up to it, God is pleased if we preserve our lives and those of other innocents.
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Although I can find items about self defense in the CCC, I couldn’t find anything related to your comments in there. Did I miss it?
 
God’s pleasure at armament for the purpose of defending others.
 
TK421 said:
No. I don’t think it should be legal to own handguns.

Eventually, over time, police should also be disarmed except in circumstantial situations.
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Pure fantasy. By definition, criminals don’t follow laws. Make guns as illegal as you like – criminals will always have them.
 
StephieNorthCo said:
God’s pleasure at armament for the purpose of defending others.
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God’s pleasure in this context does not derive from his people arming themselves. God’s appreciation and approval stems from the preservation of life and the alleviation of pain. It logically flows from the right to defend oneself.
 
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i like to look at aussie papers every now and again. as i read it some of your cities are seeing a resurgence of gun violence and you just held an amnesty to get approx 250,000 illegal guns off the street. last i read you had about 50k turned in.
 
StephieNorthCo said:
Ok so it’s not in the CCC. GOT it.
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Which means absolutely nothing…

Anyone with the ability to think in a critical manner should have no problem understanding that arming and defending themselves in no way contravenes the Catholic Christian faith.
 
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There’s a big logical stretch between defending ones self and playing defender in chief to others at least as capable as ones self.
 
StephieNorthCo said:
Ok so it’s not in the CCC. GOT it.
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2264 Love toward oneself remains a fundamental principle of morality. Therefore it is legitimate to insist on respect for one’s own right to life. Someone who defends his life is not guilty of murder even if he is forced to deal his aggressor a lethal blow:
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2265 Legitimate defense can be not only a right but a grave duty for one who is responsible for the lives of others. The defense of the common good requires that an unjust aggressor be rendered unable to cause harm. For this reason, those who legitimately hold authority also have the right to use arms to repel aggressors against the civil community entrusted to their responsibility.
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Absolutely not.

I am a Catholic.

For what purpose would I need one?

Thou shall not kill.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
Don’t forget trucks.
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That’s why I try to look both ways before crossing the road even if I have the right of way and I don’t walk down the main street or in a crowd with headphones on or distracted on a phone.

God Bless You

Thank you for reading.
 
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anikins said:
Absolutely not.

I am a Catholic.

For what purpose would I need one?

Thou shall not kill.
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read my post above yours. the catechism allows self defense and expects it from some in authority.
 
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