An Armed Society

Garry Reed writes about a St. Louis Alderman's urging his constituents to get a gun to protect themselves because the police were "ineffective, outnumbered or don't care."

My suggestion is get a gun. Learn to use it safely and properly. Carry it. That is safer than the alternative because "when seconds count the police are only minutes away." The police can't protect you. It's not that they don't want to. They do, but they can't be everywhere. If a police officer comes on the scene of a crime in progress it is mostly sheer luck or stupidity on the part of the twit doing the deed. Usually the best they can do is clean up the mess and assign blame after the fact. They're real good at that.

Take responsibility for yourself and your family. The alternative is too awful to contemplate.