The nature of the ban on arms within Rome\'s pomeri

[Epictetus]

Yes, Cicero's rhetoric should be used carefully, and it is possible he is only referring to a specific event that happened outside the pomerium. However, right before the posted quote he makes it clear he is interpreting a law enshrined in the Twelve Tables that permits an armed robber being killed in the daylight. The Twelve Tables does not differentiate where such an event occurs, and neither does Cicero, I believe.