These Concealed Weapons Classes Come with Bible Lessons, Too

Biblically-based concealed carry?

Well, sort of.

Over at Fox News, there���s a story that details just what unique sort of concealed weapons training Oklahoma���s Roy Jones is delivering to folks in that state.

When Jones administers his firearms classes, he does a whole lot of it in churches, stressing that the values of Christianity are in no way incompatible with self-defense.

Jones is now well-known there for quoting the Bible while showing folks the proper way to handle a gun.

One of his favorite passages for demonstrating the Biblical justification for taking up arms is Psalm 144, which famously reads, ���Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.���

In speaking with Fox, Jones plainly outlined what he sees as the proper position of Christians as it pertains to defending oneself.

���We will turn the other cheek,��� Jones said. ���I���m the least likely guy to pull out a gun in a fight. But we will not turn the other cheek if you���re going to assault my family or cut off my head in the process.���

Seems fair.

Jones clarified for Fox that he is not a pastor, an understandable assumption made by some familiar with the unconventional way in which he delivers his concealed carry classes. That said, he went on to mention that students have left his training with a new interest in Christianity.

Predictably, Jones has faced criticism from those who think he���s incorporating Bible verse in his classes simply as a marketing ploy.

���People say, ���You���re getting rich by using God���s name,������ he said. ���I���m just one little guy. Do I make a little money? Yes. But I���m not doing this to get rich.���

By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large