People say the most revealing things during stressful times. Sure, people sometimes say things that they don’t mean, too, because they’re stressed out of their minds, but sometimes a stressful situation lets out a Freudian slip, and we hear what’s really going on in their mind.
That appears to have been what happened recently during a CNN interview which took place during the hunt for the Maine mass shooter recently. Chris Enloe writes,
“It’s very unnerving right now,” [local resident identified as] Cory responded.
When [CNN senior correspondent Shimon] Prokupecz noted that police officers have been canvasing the neighborhood with their long guns visible, Cory interrupted the reporter to explain why he finds comfort in their firepower — and why he wishes he had some of his own.
“That actually made me feel better, seeing the cops coming around here — that makes me feel a million times better,” he said. “And the situation like this, I wish I had a firearm.”
There you have it: a true statement that I’m sure that CNN wishes they could have edited out before it hit the airwaves.
During stressful times, people want firearms. Not because most people want to go on a shooting rampage like the mentally troubled shooter in Maine did, but to protect themselves and their families (Cory mentioned his two daughters) from those who would use violence to get what they want or who would just do violence for violence’s sake.
See, anti-2A zealots try to pretend that law enforcement can be everywhere at once to protect us (and, truthfully, many of them want, even crave, that kind of government control of their lives). The fact of the matter is, though, that there aren’t enough law enforcement officers to prevent people who want to do evil from getting or making firearms and doing terrible, horrible things.
Even the most totalitarian regimes with the most control over their populace still had to deal with crime. They couldn’t stop it.
So, it’s up to you to be ready and able to protect yourself and your family. Because no matter how quickly that you call the police, they can’t get there soon enough to stop an attacker if they’ve already decided that they want to hurt you. It’s up to you to be able to defend yourself and your family.
Perhaps it is time for “Cory” to put action to his words and join the rapidly growing number of free Citizens who have decided to take the necessary steps to providing for his family’s security. IOW – buy a gun and ammo, get trained and be ready to protect them instead of ‘relying’ on others.
NOTE – according to the best statistics available there have been over a million guns bought thru dealers per MONTH since slow joe got (s)elected and upwards of 40% of those are first time buyers, and the vast percentage are women or minorities (both in many cases).
How true ” For the want of a nail “…
There is one glaring example why everyone should have the means of self defense at hand, and that is the horrendous massacre that took place on October 7 of this year in Israel. The terrorists had any weapon they wished. The victims were denied the right to keep and bear arms by their own government. Even those who had jumped through hoops, paid the fees, and met the requirements to buy and keep a weapon were limited in the quantity of ammunition they could have on hand.
I wonder of there will be an accounting by the knesset to the people when the current debacle is ended? Surely they realize that they cannot continue to deny their people the means to defend themselves against those who are worse than animals.
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