[snopercod]

It is up to individual citizens to observe the habits and sympathies of their neighbors. It is up to individual citizens to learn fire safety, first aid, CBR and survival techniques. It is up to individual citizens to arm themselves against criminals and terrorists.

It was individual citizens who identifed (and thwarted, in some cases) 9-11 terrorists by using their cell phones. The government didn't have a clue.

To have the government attempt to "make us safe" will not work, and will destroy freedom in America.

[Lazamataz]

To have the government attempt to "make us safe" will not work, and will destroy freedom in America.

Maybe, but in times of war, the gov't has done a little better. Interring Italian-Americans and German-Americans who expressed solidarity with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany actually worked pretty well.