JOHN BUTLER

TOPIC ;  In Defence of Shunning  Shooting 

I think you provided some very good examples of what I meant. These things you mentioned are serious or symptoms of serious problems, but they don't give us the kind of ammunition we had in the 40's and 50's. Also the fearmongering of the 70's was coming at us from all directions. The WTS did not invent it, it just resonated with the WTS when brothers read books like "Famine 1975" "The Population Bomb" and any quote that indicated the world couldn't last but a few more years at most.
But now, we are so enamored to problems, that even the usual fearmongering has fizzled.
As @Outta Here helps remind us indirectly, and as @Kosonen reminds us directly, however, there is enough flexibility in the Bible passages to account for anything and any situation. If it's madness and chaos, it's because it was exactly predicted for our time. If it's relative peace and security, it's because it was exactly predicted for our time.

Quite a  relevant observation: 
(1 Thessalonians 5:2, 3) . . ."For you yourselves know very well that Jehovah’s day is coming exactly as a thief in the night. Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them, just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape." 

There! An honest to goodness ‘like’ on my part. I knew it would happen someday.

Interesting point. From about 1914 through 1948, there was so much bad stuff affecting so many people and very large population groups (India-Pakistan, etc) that it would have been difficult to argue against the Watchtower's message that Jesus had been present since 1874 (changed to 1914 in 1943) and that "Babylon had fallen" and that the "Great Tribulation" had actually started in 1914, with a short reprieve for the chosen ones, only to start up again "shortly." The "tribulation" was expected to start up again in the few "remaining months" remaining in this system. That expression about only a few months, not years, was used in the 1940's, 1950's, and then again about the 1970's.
It was easy to explain that Satan was angry and knew he had only a short period of time when looking at the world from 1914 through 1945, especially in Western terms. But the great wars grew mostly cold after 1945, and even though millions have died since in smaller wars, these have not really reached levels reported in the 1914-1945 era, or even the few hundred years prior to that. Pestilence and plague even famine have reached the lowest levels in hundreds of years due to soap and the end of the age of exploration.
Of course, the "outbreak" of human population is now due in large part due to lack of pestilence, plague, war and famine. This means another reckoning when the population of this "outbreak" reaches the ends of the terrestrial Petri dish. This means war, famine (and thirst) all over again.
But for the moment, it takes a bit of extra fearmongering to convince people that Satan's anger is at its highest peak, because his short period of time is even shorter now than it was in 1916 and 1941. Even as Witnesses, we may no longer be growing in population relative to the rest of the earth, but we still enjoy the greatest levels of peace and security. We can only assume that Satan changed his tactics, and that the end will just as likely come during a period of peace and security. To keep us on our toes, however, showing a few videos anticipating armed forces against us might be useful, too.

STATE OF THE 'WORLD' HOW NEAR IS THE END TIMES ?
First ... consider that people educated in History, are not only NOT doomed to repeat it, but understand the world and its interactions with a lot greater clarity and accuracy of those who think History is dull and un-interesting.
For those that really do understand the facts and lessons from History, it is crystal clear that we are currently living in a time of unparalleled peace and prosperity, advancement and enlightenment ... such has never been seen before in the history of Mankind.
Using ANY criteria ... there is less "bad stuff going on", and has been for the last 70 years, all over the world, an every area of human interaction.  
Those ignorant of History will adamantly disagree with this, but that is just agenda driven total ignorance.
All that being said ... I will tell you the answer to the question
STATE OF THE 'WORLD' HOW NEAR IS THE END TIMES ?
It is this ........  and is accurate, complete, comprehensive, and most of all.... TRUE.
Ahem! (here it is............)
No one knows.
The pretenders to know have prognosticated for 2.000 and more years.
They have .... without exception ... always been wrong.
Now, does that make you fell better?
Silly question.
Of course it doesn't.
 
 

Kinda brings tears to my eyes. Come on God, bring in that New World. 

It is only going to get worse. Yes, God's Word has given us some insight, but at the same time, even with insight, even the wises of us men can fall and does not get back up, and this is the case in the End Times.
Be it reasons against and or for, it will not stop the Government and the United Nations at bay, for we have already the immigration crisis, gun reform, and the California fires, give it some time and see what will happened with those who lost everything and where they will go, it is part of the plan.
Yes, but for us we deal with guns, the EU has to deal with terrorism that is next door, and hate crimes, an knife attacks. I know in London there is  band of bikers that that rob, beat and attempt to kill people, hence why London, as I said before, is not a good place granted crime had increases, and yet the UK government is proclaiming another gospel in regards to safety.
 
France is a whole other mixed back, I am currently doing research on this but what I found quite interesting is that the Far-Left and the Far-Right (ANTIFA and Nationalist) are not fighting each other, but rather, they are fighting side-by-side in the Yellow Jacket Protest, something of which you do not see happen ever, granted the Left and the Right are always going after each others throats, moreover, this action sparks the rise of the white working class in Europe.
My other source can give you some insight
(Also note, the mainstream media says these are protesters, however this group of protest are in fact Rioters, hence the destruction caused by their hand)
Yeah starting to realize that. Commercials are over - back to the topic at hand.

Every 40 seconds a child goes missing somewhere in the United States. There are more than 460,000 missing children each year. Of those missing children, almost 1,500 of them are kidnapped.

True, but God's approval ... AND being able to pay $195,000 for  a coronary bypass, entirely without blood, saved my life.
If I had to do one, but not both ... which would have kept me alive?
In this case, both did, as I avoided "Manny the Used Car Bone Saw Surgeon", by insisting on NO BLOOD or blood fractions, and had to transfer to another hospital with more skilled surgeons.
Abraham had both God's approval, and was immensely wealthy.
So was King David.
Having Gods approval means you may (may!) not starve.
Having God's approval, and money means you eat three times a day ... and well!
There is no shame to be in poverty ... but it has absolutely NOTHING to recommend itself.

I used to pray constantly that God would save me from people with good intentions.

I have a feeling that if Top Cat O’Malihan could remember how is username is spelled, he’d have something to say about this.

You rang?
What’s this hate speech about felines going on here?

I remember with great reverence the immortal words Of Abraham Lincoln, who guided the Republic through a great and terrible Civil War ....
"Never believe ANYTHING, that you read on the Internet!"

Keep taking the medicine. You might get better one day. 

Keep taking the medicine. You might get better one day. 

Everywhere around me, to about a 100 foot radius, is a safe, peaceful place.
That's how I avoid mood swings, depression and anger.
"Praise the LORD, and pass the ammunition!"

@JOHN BUTLER There is a lot of things going out that is kept on the hush-hush to the general public. Government wise, Education wise, Religion wise, Money Wise, Technology wise.
There is a lot I can say about this, I can go on, some things I can say here but it isn't PG-rated for everyone here, regardless of their faith and or background.
All I can say, briefly, perhaps later on I can give some insight on US, UK, FR, and their allies regarding 2021/30.
Other than that, God's day is near. There are things that some are not paying attention to which is being spoken about by others, such as truthers and a list independent reporters, some of which who end up being assassinated for speaking what is true for we have an example already. 
The more you know, the more you shall find. Now if you were a famous person and or a well known doctor or some engineer, the more you know and the more you find, it will only get you killed, but since we are common folk, we find and proclaim what is true, reasons why I am type to seek the truth in such matters.
That being said, I had dug up some things in the UK, mainly related to grooming gangs and immigration, both of which having a role to play in the global mafia in of itself.
Remain vigilant and enduring - always. Don't be consumed by anger and hatred either, it does no one any good later on.

TOPIC ;  In Defence of Shunning  Shooting 

Of course ... the wolf packs in the New System will all eat straw ... while staring at the sheep.
 

I disagree .... Most people SHOULD be trusted with guns.
...just not the evil, insane, and stupid.
I think you need a better, more responsible, smarter group of friends.

@JOHN BUTLER You reminded me about something. Rarely do I see UK officers use guns. Most of the time, well a number of times when confronting an armed suspect, mainly if someone has a knife and or machete, they cannot do much against them but throw things at the threat in question.
In the United States, toy gun or real, or suspected to having a firearm will result in a case of shoot first, ask questions later, the situation tends to be more grave if you are not Caucasian and are of a different ethic group or race, with a background that is clearly not the like of common American folk. Anyone who has a fire armed, be it killed or captured, if of a race and or background it is seen as terrorism and or the the person is spoken of as the villain in this case, however, if it the latter, it is seen as being mental ill and or sick.
People tend to get away with things regarding firearms, and outside of all that, you have gang members who get the guns, you have children who somehow get the guns and thinking shooting at people is a game, and you have those who are bullied to the point where they will come to shoot up a school.
Right now, the United States is confused on what to do with guys because no one trust the Government with guns at all, and we have a foreshadowing of Libya, Syranic Christians and a list of other events whereas you trust the government with guns and you end up as a target with a large read blinking light sign on your back and your house.
@James Thomas Rook Jr. Just be careful. Although I am not a fan of firearms, there are those who have the license to carry and take up the second amendment end up as targets for those in the government and law enforcement. A day will come whereas the government with the aid of the United Nations will come to disarm you and they will say they will shower you with protection, but later on, you will realize that this so called UN and Gov't protection was only means to desolate you.
 
Other than that, this is why most people in American shouldn't have or be trusted with guns:
 

I am far less worried about all your paranoid agenda driven irrational ranting than I am about being hit by a meteorite.
I have "packed heavy" for over 50 years now, every day ... and never had a real problem from "the authorities".
People that know what they are doing don't either.
 

Looking at the 'news' on MSN. Yes I know I've been warned not to believe MSN etc.... 
But my point is that world conditions appear to be getting much worse more quickly.
I'm wondering, is it because we have the world wide web, this internet, that tells us everything. Or is it because I'm getting old and not liking 'change'. 
Or, is it really getting much worse more quickly ?
God's words warns us as to what is coming. God's words gives us the signs of the times. But is it now ?
If it is now and if God really wants more people to be saved, then hopefully God will put things into place, so that honest hearted people will know where to find the honest Truth.
10 men clinging to the skirt of a Jew. That keeps coming back into my mind every day now. Spiritual Jews, the Heavenly chosen ones. 
Yes i come on here and spout out loud, sometimes with anger in my heart, but underneath i am looking for truth. May God be kind enough to show us the way forward. 

In the meantime ... when assaulted ... throw your cell phone at them.