I'm starting to hear a lot of talking heads on the tv news channels in the wake of the Paris thing, edging up on the Freedom vs. Safety argument and suggesting that people may have to surrender some of their freedoms to secure their safety. Even heard this on Fox news this morning.
It seems obvious that the US Govt and foreign govt's are not capable of ensuring the total safety of their citizens (which many are demanding), so in my view that responsibility devolves to the individual to ensure their own safety. Not a new thought for y'all, I know. However I think we should take this kind of talk as a warning to watch for state and federal liberal politicians to pursue their anti self defense agenda's.
More gun control bills, increased cost to make Govt bigger to "protect us", etc. are going to be spewing forth from DC and at the state level I think, when exactly the opposite should be done. Granted, we peons don't have much in the way of predicting such attacks via formal intel, etc. but the Feds haven't been real great at it either. What we could do is provide a deterrent & lower the body count when some Islamic Butcher, walks in with the intent of slaughtering everyone in sight. If everyone in that Paris office had been packing, I think things would have turned out considerably different.
People in the US need to start taking care of themselves, instead of relying on Nanny. Nanny is out to lunch.
It seems obvious that the US Govt and foreign govt's are not capable of ensuring the total safety of their citizens (which many are demanding), so in my view that responsibility devolves to the individual to ensure their own safety. Not a new thought for y'all, I know. However I think we should take this kind of talk as a warning to watch for state and federal liberal politicians to pursue their anti self defense agenda's.
More gun control bills, increased cost to make Govt bigger to "protect us", etc. are going to be spewing forth from DC and at the state level I think, when exactly the opposite should be done. Granted, we peons don't have much in the way of predicting such attacks via formal intel, etc. but the Feds haven't been real great at it either. What we could do is provide a deterrent & lower the body count when some Islamic Butcher, walks in with the intent of slaughtering everyone in sight. If everyone in that Paris office had been packing, I think things would have turned out considerably different.
People in the US need to start taking care of themselves, instead of relying on Nanny. Nanny is out to lunch.