A gun is worth 1,000 pictures

WorldNetDaily ^ | December 01, 2008 | Doug Powers

[neverdem]

The quote from Sebastian D'Souza, the photographer and picture editor for the Mumbai Mirror who snapped a photo seen around the world of one of the terrorists in India last week, said it all: "I only wish I had a gun, not a camera."

One can only imagine that a photojournalist saying he wished he had a gun instead of a camera makes the sphincters of many "journalists" and other assorted forever-neutral members of the Fifth Estate slam closed faster than the shutter on D'Souza's camera, but an important point is made: Unless we as citizens are able to defend ourselves on a massive yet individual basis, we will never be able to stop a massive attack by crazed individuals. Waiting for police or the Army to show up with mops and buckets is an unacceptable strategy in fighting terrorists.

One thing is certain: Mass terrorist slaughters like the one in Mumbai could happen in the United States. That something similar and on such a grand scale hasn't happened yet isn't for lack of trying on the part of terrorists. As many mass shootings in the U.S. have demonstrated to us (and unfortunately to terrorists as well), our citizens are horrendously unprepared and untrained for a terrorist attack like the one in India last week. And by "trained," I mean more than just to dial 9-1-1 and eke out a prayer before being shot.

But what steps will the U.S. government take to ensure the safety of the general population in coming days in light of recent events? Probably to somehow regulate "Black Friday" to see to it that nobody else gets trampled to death at Wal-Mart.

The measures that need to be taken to prevent a Mumbai-style terrorist attack in the United States will not be taken at the...

[PalmettoMason]

Thanks.

[slnk_rules]

More specifically, an AK sans magazine

I wondered if I was the only one who saw that. I initially thought it was an sks with a fixed mag b/c of the little bump, but there is no bolt! Besides, I cannot conceive of those guys going in with weapons not able to go fully auto.

They were comfortable terrorists alright. I think if I had shot up 100s of people, I would want to keep full mags in place. Then again, I can't conceive of just wanting to kill innocents in the first place. Men's hearts are black pits, I think...., and that means mine as well. So says the old book.

[LoneStarC]

” but here in SC, state law forbids the carry of a firearm into a business that has a license to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. That counts out just about every decent eating establishment in the state... and some that aren’t so decent. Heck, I can’t even go into a Pizza Hut, because they serve beer.”

Each state has different rules. Here in Texas the prohibition only applies to places that have been determined (by the DPS) to derive more than half their revenue from sales of liquor. They must post a fairly large sign with “51” at the door which serves as the “off limits” sign. As it turns out the over 50% joints are mostly dives you wouldn’t go to anyway.

You can legally carry in just about all good eateries. Still a real big NO-NO to be intoxicated and armed - losing CHL would be least of it! — so 0% is a good number :-) CHL holders quickly become popular because they are always “volunteering” to be the designated driver...