Should I buy a sword?

[Wrangler]

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Embrace exigency and discernment! Praying for an enemy takes time that the situation doesn’t always afford to use the sword as necessary. Both are true.

 

[Wrangler]

I’ve seen dozens of cases where someone tried to claim self‑defense without an actual life‑threatening situation — and every time, the courts rejected it.

You cannot believe we have a 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms but this lacks any practical application. Just because YOU haven’t seen self defense cases prevail, doesn’t mean there are no such cases.

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Disarming Fear: Debunking Myths of Defensive Gun Use

Defensive gun use is exceedingly rare, often deployed against unarmed perpetrators, and often accompanied by personal and social risks, including loss of life and property.

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[MatthewG]

You cannot believe we have a 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms but this lacks any practical application. Just because YOU haven’t seen self defense cases prevail, doesn’t mean there are no such cases.

True Stories of Self-Defense Success

Crime statistics cannot capture the human element of self-defense. Check out these shocking true stories of USCCA Members who were forced into action, and learn the lessons they have to share.

www.federalpremium.com

Disarming Fear: Debunking Myths of Defensive Gun Use

Defensive gun use is exceedingly rare, often deployed against unarmed perpetrators, and often accompanied by personal and social risks, including loss of life and property.

everytownresearch.org

https://www.quora.com/How-many-successful-self-defense-cases-are-there-in-recent-American-legal-history

Real Cases of Successful, Split-Second Self-Defense Decisions - Red Arrow Weapons

Understanding the Legal Use of Lethal Force in Self-Defense Navigating the complexities of self-defense law requires not just an understanding of your rights but also knowing when and how you can legally use lethal force to protect yourself. This crucial knowledge can mean the difference between...

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Wrangler I never said they didnt. I have seen people who were mad and killed their spouse or family, and try to claim something stupid. It's all on youtube.

There are true self-defense cases. No doubt. No need to link anything...

Yes — Americans do have the right to bear arms, and that right comes from the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The exact text reads:

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

What that means today (based on Supreme Court rulings)​

1. It is an individual right, not just for militias. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms for lawful purposes, especially self‑defense in the home.

2. States must also respect this right. In McDonald v. Chicago (2010), the Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

3. The right is not unlimited. Even though the right is protected, the Court has said that certain restrictions are still allowed — such as bans on guns in schools, government buildings, or other “sensitive places,” and longstanding regulations like prohibiting felons from owning firearms.

Bottom line​

Yes — you have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms in America, especially for lawful purposes like self‑defense. But that right comes with regulations, and states can set additional rules as long as they don’t violate the core constitutional protections.

Correct — you absolutely do not have the right to pull a gun on someone just because you don’t like them.

1. The Second Amendment protects gun ownership, not intimidation​

The right to bear arms does not include the right to threaten, scare, or “brandish” a weapon at someone you’re mad at. That crosses into criminal behavior.

2. “Brandishing” a firearm is a crime​

Most states — including Alabama — have laws against:

• Brandishing a weapon
• Menacing
• Assault with a deadly weapon
• Making threats
• Reckless endangerment

Even showing a gun in a threatening way can get you arrested.

3. Self‑defense only applies when there is a real threat​

You can only draw a firearm when:

• You reasonably believe you or someone else is in immediate danger of death or serious bodily harm
• You are acting to stop that threat, not escalate a fight

You cannot:

• Pull a gun because someone insulted you
• Pull a gun because you’re angry
• Pull a gun to “teach someone a lesson”
• Pull a gun to win an argument

That’s not self‑defense — that’s a felony.

4. Alabama is a “stand your ground” state — but that doesn’t mean “do whatever you want”​

Even in stand‑your‑ground states, the law is crystal clear:

You must be facing a real, immediate threat. You cannot be the aggressor. You cannot escalate a normal argument into a deadly‑force situation.

Bottom line​

Owning a gun is a right. Using it responsibly is a legal obligation.

 

[Gray_Joy]

Discernment and Context. Because spiritual war is the primary war, the context of not resisting an evil person is the danger to you in being tempted by the evil person to do evil yourself. The analogy I use is a sail; don’t let the evil be like wind in your sail taking you where you don‘t want to go. Such is the intent of turn the other cheek. Don’t lose you temper, etc.

As well as Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. @NayborBear points out, what are we to do when peace is not possible, not dependent on us? In such a case, it is not possible to resist evil. It becomes a matter of life and death and God wants us to choose life. (One Pastor says the whole Bible can be summed up in two words, Choose Life.)

I think we should be wary of any effort to persuade us to ignore or excuse using a preferred contradictory narrative toward God's teachings and actions under his divine authority.
If we believe in God, I think it imperative we believe his words.

Paul said in Romans 13,
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.


Jesus lost his temper with the money changers. He even hand fashioned a weapon so to go after them.



Jesus lost his temper with the Saducee's and Pharisees who put him on trial. Calling them ones who were of their father the Devil and such.

And again,the Old Testament documents his temper well.
He burned the people's of Sodom and Gomorrah alive.

He drowned Pharaoh's army. Killed the first born,human and animal alike.
He commanded the Canaanites be destroyed. And also the Amalekites.

And we know what is prophesied as the fate of the world in Revelation.

Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

God said,we shall not murder.
He did not say we shall not kill.

Luke 11:21
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;

 

[PS95]

Imagine not doing something. Because the excerpt from the New Testament holds more importance. "Resist not an evil person."

I'd rather save the innocent. And pray for forgiveness after.

There is no scenario in the NT like the one I laid out.
If someone hurts me I try to obey and just pray for them etc.
But this isn't about me..
Sure- I would hope someone would defend me if I was unable and a random shooter was around-- Just as I would hope someone decent was armed if my kids were in a school where that was happening. I carry that same thinking to the children of others.
I would thank him and not say that he sinned.
I don't see it as sin. I would not do it if I thought it was sin.
Is it a sin when a cop does it? I don't think so. It's to protect others and not in vain.
Murder begins in the heart. This is not that.
This is doing the right thing- that's how I see it.
I would briefly pray before and I would speak to the Lord if I had to do that. But sin is not doing something when you know you should--- not just doing something when you know you shouldnt.

 

[Gray_Joy]

There is no scenario in the NT like the one I laid out.
If someone hurts me I try to obey and just pray for them etc.
But this isn't about me..
Sure- I would hope someone would defend me if I was unable and a random shooter was around-- Just as I would hope someone decent was armed if my kids were in a school where that was happening. I carry that same thinking to the children of others.
I would thank him and not say that he sinned.
I don't see it as sin. I would not do it if I thought it was sin.
Is it a sin when a cop does it? I don't think so. It's to protect others and not in vain.
Murder begins in the heart. This is not that.
This is doing the right thing- that's how I see it.
I would briefly pray before and I would speak to the Lord if I had to do that. But sin is not doing something when you know you should--- not just doing something when you know you shouldnt.

Agreed 100%.