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Gun Control: MORE GUNS, Not Less.<\/a><\/p>\n

So the powers that be have made you terrified of a piece of metal and plastic that goes boom? Have you ever seen a gun jump up and shoot somebody all by itself? Of course not. What we should really be concerned about is the wrong people having guns, not taking guns away from people who will use them safely, responsibly, legally, and lawfully.<\/p>\n

Aside from all the anti-gun propaganda, let\u2019s look at the reality of things. First of all, there are not enough police officers to protect you and arrive on time. There is clearly no guarantee. And because these things are so sporadic, there is a greater guarantee that they will not arrive in time.\u00a0We see in active shooter incidents that the police arrive after people have been killed at least 90% of the time. And that is based on a review of over 300 active shooter incident in the last 20 years in the United States. You can check the FBI data for yourself.<\/p>\n

But before I leave this point, I would be remiss not to mention that 90% or more of the active shooter incidents have one thing in common. Nobody seems to have any firearm to protect themselves, or at least nobody fires back at the murderous active shooter. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude if people had firearms in such cases and they were trained to use them, the active shooters would not be able to do nearly as much damage.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at another example. How many cases of police stations being robbed or shot up have you heard about? How many cases a police officers being car jacked have you heard about? Likely very few to none. But have you ever stopped to think about why that is? Let me tell you why. The primary reason is not because a criminal would be concerned about going to jail. The primary reason is because criminals know that police officers carry guns, and they are trained to use them. Therefore, a criminal attacking a police station has virtually no chance of getting out of there alive. That by itself is a huge deterrent to criminals.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at another scenario. Out of incidents with 300 active shooters in America, less than 1\/2 of one percent have happened on military bases in the United States. Why do you think that is? Partially because the military bases have tight security, especially entering the base. But a big reason for such low numbers of active shooter incidents on military bases is because these bases employ and house military personnel who are trained with weapons, and will not hesitate to use them to protect themselves and others. Armed and ready, or at least trained and prepared.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at one more scenario before we get to the average citizen in America. Rewind back to the old west where at least practically every adult male capable of carrying a weapon did so in order to protect himself, his family and his home. Each man may not have been the fastest gun in the town, but maybe he was just fast enough in the right situation as he was prepared to protect his family. Or at least he was prepared to try.<\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s fast forward to today. Every major city in the United States from Miami to New York, Chicago to Atlanta, New Orleans to Dallas and so on has a severe shortage of law-enforcement officers on the streets. And even if these police departments were at full staff, there still would not be enough of them to protect anywhere near even 1\/4 of the citizens, tourists and commuters.<\/p>\n

Police officers, regardless of how much you hear \u201cprotect and serve<\/strong>\u201d, are not bodyguards. As hard as many of them work, they are \u201claw enforcement<\/strong>\u201d officers, not public safety officers. And did you know that around 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled by a majority vote that local law enforcement officers were not responsible for the individual safety of citizens unless you were in their custody or there were special arrangements that had been made? Furthermore, many of you have heroes (the good cops<\/em>) confused with superheroes who always arrive on time. Police officers are neither Iron Man, nor Superman, nor Flash nor Wonder Woman. Thus they are not able to arrive on time, every time, all the time.<\/p>\n

This brings us to the average citizen in the United States. Someone is walking toward you on the highway with a gun because they are a mental road rage case. This is a random incident and you were not even involved in the incident where he or she has the road rage. You have spoken out against guns and you don\u2019t like them, so you don\u2019t have one. What do you do? Clearly, the police cannot be expected to arrive in time unless they are sitting on the highway right near where you are and happen to see what is transpiring.<\/p>\n

Someone is breaking into your house in broad daylight while you are home, a home invasion that the FBI says statistically happens more in broad daylight. They have just kicked in the door. But you are so afraid of guns that you don\u2019t even have one. What do you do? You could dial 911 and then tell the home invader to leave because you have called the police, even though you don\u2019t know when they will arrive. And the criminal invading your home just might turn around and walk out the door, but not likely. So what do you do?<\/p>\n

You are in a department store bathroom when you hear gunshots and you see everybody running into the bathroom where you are. Terror on their faces. Fear and in their hearts. The gunman is coming to the bathroom as he shoots people. You are unarmed, so what do you do?<\/p>\n

In each of these cases, you can pray and run, maybe duck and hide. But the only thing that will protect you from a gun in the hands of a maniac at that moment is you having a firearm to protect yourself and being trained to use it.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t say these things just to promote guns. I say these things, because in a country full of crime, guns serve a purpose in you protecting yourself. I don\u2019t say these things because I am a firearms instructor. I don\u2019t see these things because I have guns, including \u2026 \u00a0I don\u2019t say these things because I am a\u00a0former detective<\/strong>,\u00a0executive protection agent<\/strong>,\u00a0security expert<\/strong>,\u00a0criminologist and\u00a0retired Director of Public Safety<\/strong>. I say these things because they are true and once you realize that YOU have the PRIMARY responsibility to protect yourself, maybe you will start doing it.<\/p>\n

Yes, there is a way to arm school teachers (selectively) without having incidents where Miss Mary left a loaded gun in her drawer and a student found it. I know because I wrote a plan on exactly how to do it. You may say that teachers are not the police.\u00a0My response?<\/strong>\u00a0First wake up to the world that we live in. And second, every day, millions upon millions of parents trust the teachers and the school with their children for education and safety. So let them provide both in a strategic, organized, responsible manner. It can be done, believe me.<\/p>\n

The bottom line<\/strong>, whether you like guns or not, is that you and your family are the first line of defense in your safety. So it only makes sense that you are prepared to protect yourself, your family and your home. Especially when you don\u2019t know what will happen, when or where. It\u2019s time to wake up and stop being afraid of plastic and metal that can do nothing by itself.<\/p>\n

A disarmed population is a population of sitting ducks just waiting for criminals to go duck hunting. And out of all the legislators and soccer\u00a0moms and pastors and businesses that want to demonize and\u00a0take the guns\u00a0away, none of them are going to protect you and your family. It\u2019s up to you. But if the criminal has a gun and you don\u2019t, it\u2019s up to them. And I don\u2019t think they are going to do what is in your best interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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