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Personal Defense
A Very Compelling Argument
The old maxim “when seconds count, the police are only minutes away” applies to the majority of cases involving personal defense. It certainly applies to the recent incident in Uvalde, Texas.
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom after following the gunman into the building, authorities said Friday.
Compare the outcome of the incident at Uvalde with the following incident that occurred in Charleston, West Virginia.
An alleged attacker with an AR-15 was shot dead in Charleston, West Virginia, Wednesday night by a woman who was carrying a pistol for self-defense.
The real “first responders” are the people who are on-scene when the attack begins, and the ability to adequately respond can be a matter of life or death.
Yet, we have some politicians, and others, who continue to insist on infringing on a civil right that is enumerated in the Bill of Rights, the right to bear arms. Making it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to equip themselves is not an answer to the problem of dealing with incarnate evil. It’s time that everyone face up to the fact that we live in a violent world.
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Gun Control
Dealing with Evil
Here we go again, another display of evil, and the headline reads “Top Texas Republicans resist gun control….” The term “gun control” has become both a political pejorative and a rallying cry.
Just what is gun control? Put simply, gun control is the ability of society to control guns. Since we live in a free society that relies on the voluntary compliance with its law’s, the law itself has effectively zero power in binding the conscious of the law-breaker; law’s mean nothing to some people. You would think, by now, everyone would be able to see that.
Regarding the protection of our school’s from incarnate evil, there was a movement toward strategic intercession following the event at Newtown, CT. What happened to that movement? I suspect that part of the problem is that law-abiding citizen’s naturally tend to not dwell on the unconscionable. It’s time to institute some life saving policy. It’s time to overcome the trepidation of timid school administrator’s. It’s time for some “gun control” that effectively solves the problem of armed miscreants. To paraphrase one of the nearby Florida Sheriff’s, “… the recidivism rate for attempted-murderer’s that were shot and killed in the act is zero.” Not to mention lives saved in the process. All it takes is the will to implement the program. I think that there are plenty of volunteers available who are willing to tie the bell on the cat—and regain control.
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