Most of the people promoting this idea are career military men? Imagine my shock!
The funniest thing is that Astore's entire online persona is being anti-war. He's even gone as far as plagiarising Smedley Butler. Yet he's also in favour of civilian disarmament, because "Christ packed heart not heat." He's not even a Christian, but even if he were, is there a theological argument in support of personal self-defence?
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There is a nuanced argument from groups like the anabaptists, who argue that while individuals do have a right to self-defense, Christians who wish to exemplify Christ-like behavior ought to surrender such rights as He did when the Romans arrested and later executed Him.
Christ never said, "let the Romans have all the swords," though.