Would Christ carry a Concealed Weapon?

hmm... interesting article I found...

http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/DougGiles/2008/03/01/would_christ_carry_a_concealed_weapon?page=full&comments=true

It's a tricky question, because that was not His mission. He was not here to save His life, but to give it. Now, if the question was, "Would Christ allow us to carry a concealed weapon?" I think the answer is Yes. He was a Shepherd. His whole life was devoted to saving the sheep.....He willingly gave His life to save the sheep. Scripture says we have to be as cunning as serpents but as gentle as lambs. A lamb would not knowingly seek to harm any creature. A serpent will strike when threatened. Find the balance. Jesus would expect us to be faithful sheepdogs over the lambs in our care and under our watch.

For those who don't remember it was a devout Christian with a CCW who stopped that shooter in CO a couple of months ago.

btw, Jesus' apostles carried swords.
Luke 22:36

"...and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."

Here we go again...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080214/ap_on_re_us/niu_shooting

Another school shooting. First off, my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

The fact here remains...yet another shooting in a place where carrying guns is illegal. In this case of course, the place is not just the school, but the entire state of Illinois. So we see how well Illinois' gun-free laws are working. The gunman encountered NO resistance, because no law-abiding student or faculty member on sight had matching fire power with which to resist.

Leaders at the school said the events that happened at Virginia Tech a year ago had shaken many but also led to a focus on security and the possibility of such an incident. But has there been any real plan of action taken? Is there a formal SOP in place now? Well if there was it obviously didn't work.

I fear that with events like this, we will start seeing a trend and an increase in gun-fearing individuals. Without the education to the contrary it's no wonder they grow up to be anti-gun.

Now I'm not saying that CCW would have prevented this. It "might" give an opportunity to stop them short of their end though. Its only one tool in the whole solution, if it can be solved at all. Will this get people to call, email, or even mail your legislators to change the laws to allow carry on campus? Again, I'm not sure what the answer is. It's sad, really just sad.

The concealed weapon is only for deployment in .01% of cases when good demeanor and good composure do not deter the latent viciousness of man.

I wish I could float that good...

http://www.childdrowningprevention.com/index.html

Wow, amazing. Makes me want to throw my kids in the deep end of the pool and see what they can do... just kidding.

I hate winter...

They're predicting another 6-10" of snow in the next day or so.

I want summer to be here already! Call me crazy but I actually can't wait to even use the old riding mower again...LOL