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The Anti-Police Rioters Finally Got Me To Buy My First Gun<\/a> I bought a gun last weekend. It\u2019s not a purchase I wanted to make, and I pray I never have to use it, but with mayhem recently engulfing cities across the United States, I and many others are biting the bullet and purchasing firearms.<\/p>\n Mine is a Springfield 9mm \u2014 something small enough to fit in my nightstand or under my driver\u2019s seat should I have to visit one of America\u2019s many war-torn cities. But it\u2019s powerful enough to do the job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019ve pondered the purchase for years but always found a reason to put it off. The carnage that has rocked the country over the last couple of weeks, however, sealed the deal.\u00a0After all, I have a duty to protect my family as best I can, and when the government\u2019s protections begin to break down, a firearm becomes my only option.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not that I have anything against guns \u2014 quite the opposite. I\u2019m a big believer in the Second Amendment and have defended Americans\u2019 right to bear arms in\u00a0writing<\/a>.\u00a0But guns were such a fixture of my youth that, like a kid forced by overzealous parents to play baseball year after year, I walked away at my first opportunity.<\/p>\n My father was an independent gun dealer who had me shooting my Chipmunk rifle at four years old, and my mom\u2019s second husband was an avid hunter and gun collector. By the time I was 17, I had shot nearly every gun imaginable, from derringer and Desert Eagle pistols to SKS rifles.<\/p>\n I suppose I enjoyed it all at one point, but it\u2019s been 20 years since I fired a live round. I will be heading to the range this week to correct that error.<\/p>\n I seriously doubt I will get the same trigger rush as my gun-loving friends, but I\u2019m not in this for the thrills. Knowing that if someone kicks in my door I have a fighting chance of defending my home is well worth an arduous hour or so at the range. In fact, I have come to view it as my civic responsibility as I witness, in real time, the unraveling of the societal structures that are supposed to ensure our safety.<\/p>\n For years, liberal politicians and their public relations officers in the mainstream media have attempted to repeal the constitutional right to bear arms protected by the Bill of Rights. We were told our juvenile fantasies of protecting ourselves from a tyrannical government were laughable, given the advanced technology of the U.S. military. You know, all that \u201cWhat good is a rifle against a fighter jet?\u201d nonsense.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s an absurd framing of the issue, done purposely to deflect from the real reason gun owners so passionately cling to their Second Amendment rights: the gross incompetence of their respective local governments.<\/p>\n That incompetence has been abetted by liberal politicians and pundits who, while trying to strip Americans of their right to protect themselves, also demonized American law enforcement by obsessing over and flooding the media with extremely rare incidents of police brutality. They also, of course, ignored the heroic stories of cops risking their lives to save others.<\/p>\n The tragic combination of these two efforts is now playing itself out on the national stage as cities across the country grant license to mobs of looters and rioters, grifting on the heels of the horrific murder of George Floyd and wreaking\u00a0havoc<\/a>\u00a0on minority communities. The predictable result: cities full of sitting ducks in the throes of national turmoil.\u00a0Thus far, my town has remained immune from such insanity, but the way this madness is spreading, I fear it\u2019s only a matter of time.<\/p>\n The nation\u2019s most iconic newspaper is publishing op-eds\u00a0calling<\/a>\u00a0for the dismantling of police departments across the country. While such thinking was previously confined to America\u2019s most liberal enclaves, it has gained footholds in mid-America cities such as\u00a0Denver<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nashville<\/a>.<\/p>\n All the while, violence goes unchecked because America\u2019s police forces either have been ordered to\u00a0stand down<\/a>\u00a0or are paralyzed by the fear that if they do their jobs, the media will ruin their lives. Whatever the reason, I can no longer rely on the government for my safety, and every bad guy in America knows it. Sadly, the left\u2019s concerted campaign against America\u2019s cops is dangerously close to taking them down.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s a silver lining: As America\u2019s cities continue spiraling out of control, millions of Americans like me are exercising their rights and purchasing firearms, thus undoing decades of work by the left to restrict the gun rights of Americans.\u00a0According to\u00a0Business Insider<\/a>:<\/p>\n Federal background checks increased 75% in May compared with 2019, a further acceleration from April\u2019s 69% gain over the previous year, according to Cowen research. Handguns, in particular, were up 94%. Background checks are largely considered a proxy for gun purchases in the absence of more granular sales data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n With weak mayors and powerless police, we have little choice but to take our safety into our own hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do tell……….. 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\nWith weak mayors and powerless police, we have little choice but to take our safety into our own hands.<\/em><\/p>\nI Can\u2019t Count on Anyone Else to Protect Me<\/h2>\n
As Police Presence Goes Down, Gun Sales Go Up<\/h2>\n