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MLeake · April 27, 2012, 08:30 PM

And yet, Buzzcook, the Vatican still employs the Swiss Guards. They have breastplates and halberds for show, but their personnel also have pistols, SMGs, and rifles.

So it would seem the Pope and the College of Cardinals must believe there is something to self-defense... but only if they control it.

Kind of like the government higher-ups who have their own security details, or who have carry permits although their constituents may not be able to get same.

April 27, 2012, 08:30 PM	#34
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	And yet, Buzzcook, the Vatican still employs the Swiss Guards. They have breastplates and halberds for show, but their personnel also have pistols, SMGs, and rifles. So it would seem the Pope and the College of Cardinals must believe there is something to self-defense... but only if they control it. Kind of like the government higher-ups who have their own security details, or who have carry permits although their constituents may not be able to get same.