Gun ownership in this day and age

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Perhaps you could store the gun at your local range? Some ranges and gun shops will do this, for a nominal fee. Then you can work on convincing your wife to go there with you, maybe take a class together.
Many women–men too–are scared of firearms until they actually shoot one in a controlled, safe environment. It’s fear of the dangerous unknown. But shooting can be fun and recreational. There are two outdoor ranges about an hour to an hour and a half from where I live that are really out in nature. I make a day of it, when I go. Check in with the rangers and the people are always friendly!
 
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And said “he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword”. He even commanded his disciples to put them down under threat.
 
Jesus was speaking a whole different philosophy of life. For the first few centuries of the church Christians did not become soldiers. As Gandhi said “All religions know Jesus taught nonviolence except one”.

I’m not a total pacifist but there is no need for the average person walking around armed. And yes I do own two guns for sport. I do not conceal and carry. They are locked and hidden.
 
Actually I meant purchasing without a license because she (my wife) would not sign as a credable witness (in Canada you have to have your spouse sign).
 
My wife and I have been married 36 years. As an observation, if she doesn’t want the gun in the house, don’t get the gun.
 
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Just ask yourself, “which tool of death would Jesus buy”?
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He would just think about destroying Sodom, and it would happen (and it did) . If someone needed to die to protect the righteous , it would just happened.

Of course, He did delegate that to Angels at times, like with the firstborn of Egypt.
 
Matthew25 said:
Jesus was speaking a whole different philosophy of life.
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The church, even from the beginning, never taught that Christians could not serve in the military.
For the first few centuries of the church Christians did not become soldiers.
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This is historically not accurate. Christians in fact did serve, although it is more likely that more soldiers converted to Christianity than became soldiers after they converted.
As Gandhi said “All religions know Jesus taught nonviolence except one”.
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Apparently it is only Christians who don’t understand what Christ taught. Really?
 
I answer that I deny the consequent, for if there is no law commanding or prohibiting something for everybody, many actions which are evil in one man will not be evil in others. For example, if there be no law prohibiting the carrying of weapons, the carrying of weapons will be evil for him who is easily provoked to anger, and who has enemies whom he desires to kill; but it will not be evil for a peaceable man, who only desires to defend himself; yet, if the law forbids it, then it is evil for all, for the law should not consider what is good or evil for this one or that one, but what will profit or harm the State. (St. Robert Bellarmine, De Laicis ch11)
 
It is historically inaccurate to say that Christians did not become soldiers. In fact there is reason to believe that the “Thebian” legion of the roman army was as a legion at least majority Christian. (Since many of them became martyrs for the faith.)

Why do you think there is no need for the average person to walk around armed? What is that person is put in the position to have to immediately protect himself. A weapon locked away is worthless in such a situation. In addition what if he is placed in a situation where he could protect another, or prevent a mass scale incident. Having the means to protect others is a wonderful and charitable reason to walk around armed.
 
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