It is something I have considered seriously in my time here. [He sips his tea and sets it back down carefully.]
The presence of dangerous individuals and the possibility of others arriving who may be more so lead me to believe that being weaponless would put us at a great disadvantage.
[But that was not the only reason.] There are children here, and people who have no skills in which to fight whatsoever. I do not feel we are in need of our armors, but they may still be needed, even here.