People who believe that Jesus was saying do not defend yourself or your property by way of this verse are ignorant of what Jesus actually said and what he actually taught.
I'm still waiting for CNN to come to its [socialist] senses and reframe the debate once it discovers that the counter-shooter was in fact a private citizen, not a member of the "elect" (a professional security guard or police person).
I was being wee bit sarcastic. I am in fact "security" at my church. It's a calling.
I also am "security" in a semiofficial way at my church. I usually don't get door duty as I'm also in the choir, however, last night, the youth choir performed their musical. I immediately took door duty and handed out the bulletins. An elderly member of the church arrived with his wife and said, "I see they put you on the door after what happened in Colorado today". I had not heard the news and the only person that put me on the door was the Holy Spirit. *smile*