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Huh, no one believes in possible spiritual consequences? Here I thought many gun owner types were christian or whatever.
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I'll take a swing at this one.
Why should there be spiritual consequences for self-defense? Nowhere in the Bible, either Old or New Testament, does it say not to act in self-defense. Nowhere does it say not to kill. What it says is not to -murder-, which is not the same thing. Killing in defense of self or another is a widely accepted and endorsed practice in many parts of the Bible: if it wasn't, the Brothers Macabbees got -royally- screwed!
Whether someone is emotionally or psychologically able to deal with it is another matter altogether.