Carrying a Weapon on Shabbat
Question
Is it permitted to carry a personal weapon on Shabbat in a place that has an eruv? Is there a difference between normal times and a period of security tension or a special security situation?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
It is forbidden to carry or move a weapon on Shabbat; it is muktzeh.
In a case of concern for pikuach nefesh (danger to life), it is permitted. However, not everything that is described as 'security tension' or a 'special security situation' is considered pikuach nefesh.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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