Posted on 12/30/2001 10:35:09 AM PST by Dan from Michigan
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:08:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
With the FBI issuing alerts, what should American's do to protect themselves? We have all heard that we should be observant and report strange events to the police. In the last weeks, other things have been added to the list, such as be careful of letters with powdery substances. Yet, one option has not been encouraged. News articles mention the large increase in gun sales that have taken place since Sept. 11, but fail to mention the benefits and belittle those who buy the guns. We could learn something about responding to terrorism from Israel, and encourage more ordinary, responsible citizens to carry guns.
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Ever heard of anyone doing an armed robbery of a range?
The fact is that - even in a place full of overwhelmingly young males armed to the teeth with small arms (Army bases) - nobody seems to be "going postal" on colleagues!
Scandals of antigun politicians - from Kalifornia to New York!
The Right Of The People To Keep And Bear Arms Shall Not Be Infringed !!
An Armed Citizen, Is A Safe Citizen !!
No Guns, No Rights !!
Molon Labe !!
Happy New Year !!
That is the government's mantra.
On 9-11, the heroes of Flight 93 decided that the 'conventional wisdom' of our leaders would not help them. Only when they disregarded the government's procedure for dealing with violence did they minimize the loss of life - possibly even saving the lives of some of those who support pacifism, if the plane was headed for the Capitol. Ironic.
you prefer patiently riding it into the side of a building, it appears.
enjoy your flight.
It's an attitude like yours that gets innocent people killed and prevents law-abiding, responsible citizens from protecting themselves and others. And if by "moron", you're referring to the passengers who resisted in flight 93, you've got to wake up and smell the burning buildings. A lot of lives could have been spared had more "morons" defended themselves on 9/11. The terrorists might have thought twice had they known that there might have been armed passengers on those flights.
Get a life!
had the pilots been armed, it's likely the above would not have happened.
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