Thank you, well said. I get my meds in Flint Michigan for petes sake. look it up. The OWNER carries openly in the store too. Im quite certain she isnt going to shoot me, she knows who I am. One distinct advantage over concealed carry.
This is an interesting time of year to have this discussion, being round easter and all. This can all be found in the book of Luke, good read. Jesus sent the apostles along with a bunch of disciples for a missions trip, for lack of a better term. Prior to sending them off, he wanted to prove the miracles of God by asking them to do some unusual things. He had asked them to go with no cloak, (coat), no wallet, and a few other items that people just shouldn't go traveling about without. When they had returned from this ministry trip, Jesus asked if at anytime on the journey if they had lacked for anything. (those who ask for Gods proof need to look in places like this to find it). They acknowledged that they had lacked for nothing. Now here is where it gets to the relevance of people in our day. Jesus then told them that he was about to be killed, and wanted to get them ready for the next phase of the ministry, the one we live in today. Jesus told them to, among other things, prepare for things that are in the world that would bring them harm, not only spiritually, but physically. He told them in Luke 22:36 to carry a sword, and that if they couldn't afford one, that it was better to sell your coat so that you could get one, than to be without. When Peter cut off the soldiers ear, Jesus didnt gasp, and say, Peter, what are you doing with that evil, black, assault sword, those are for the military!. HE simply told him to put the sword back in its place, Peters holster. The sword was the weapon of the soldiers and the commoners of the day, similarly to the times we live in. The idea was the same. Life is worth protecting, and if you want it, you better take steps to protect it, the military, who were the police of their day, were not there to protect them, and ours is not there for us today. The sword was carried by everyone those days back to the beginning of metal tools, and before that, people carried rocks and sticks. A sword is a far more dangerous weapon than a handgun ever could be, and their respective effective ranges are identical.