We were mad as hell, that's for sure, and in our fury subsequently bombed the heck out of Afghanistan in search of terrorists. --- and Iraq ... yet OBL was in Pakistan. just another US military failure.
the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists --- paid for his jokes the hard way. On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 12:36:30 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/duffy152.html > > > > *Defending against terrorists* > > *By Dave Duffy* > > [image: http://www.backwoodshome.com/art/dot.gif] > > Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 > > I watched a lot of TV news in the days following the terrorist > assassinations of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists in Paris. What struck me as > odd was that both CNN and Al Jazeera News kept referring to the "state of > fear" that gripped France and the rest of Europe. Following our 9/11 > terrorist attack in New York City, no one referred to America as being in a > "state of fear." We were mad as hell, that's for sure, and in our fury > subsequently bombed the heck out of Afghanistan in search of terrorists. > > That is a fairly typical response for Americans. When an enemy does > something bad to America, we tend to go berserk and get them back tenfold, > and we don't stop until we get the main bad guy. We don't dwell much on > being afraid. > > I suspect the French are really more like us — mad rather than fearful, > although severe gun control laws in France and across Europe might make > them feel relatively less secure than Americans when it comes to domestic > terrorism. Terrorists like the cartoonist killers seem to be able to get > hold of AK-47s in Europe, but it's pretty difficult for the average citizen > to buy so much as a hunting rifle without six months of classes, all sorts > of government permits, and proof you have a need to go hunting. Buying a > gun for personal protection, especially a handgun, is even more difficult. > > In America, by contrast, about 40% of households contain firearms, to the > tune of about 300 million guns, which is enough for just about all of us. > America has 101 privately owned guns for every 100 people, according to the > gun control website, GunPolicy.org. We're not "afraid" of anything because > we're armed to the teeth. > > Maybe it's the CNN and Al Jazeera news anchors who are afraid because they > and their news organizations are vehemently anti-gun. In their hoplophobia > (irrational fear of firearms), they probably believe that everybody must be > as afraid as they are. > > As terrorism has increased across the world, America's tradition of gun > ownership, founded upon our Constitution's Second Amendment, has expanded > in one key area, namely that most states now make it relatively easy for a > citizen to carry a concealed firearm on his or her person. This expansion > of gun rights was in motion anyway, but it sure makes even more sense if we > want to be on guard against any terrorists among us. > > In the current debate about what to do to combat domestic terrorism in > Europe, the idea that European civilians should be better armed has not > entered the discussion because Europeans have been sold on the idea that > guns should not be in the hands of civilians. While America has 101 private > guns per 100 population, the European Union has only 16. France is doing > much better than the rest of Europe with 31. For comparison sake, here are > some numbers for gun possession per 100 population for a few non-European > countries: Canada — 24, Australia — 15, Russia — 9, China — 5, Cuba — 2, > and North Korea — ½. > > The U.S. does not require gun registration, but most other countries do. > Interestingly, the percentages of people who actually legally register > their guns is low in all countries. Here they are for select countries: > Canada — 22%, Australia — 12%, Germany — 9%, France — 4%, United Kingdom — > 3%, Russia — 4%, Cuba — 1%, and China — ½%. > > It seems fairly clear to me that Americans are in a much better position > than most nations when it comes to protecting themselves and their homes > from terrorist attacks due to the sheer number of guns we own. There are > numerous instances of private individuals using personal guns to thwart > violent attacks in America. Backwoods Home Magazine Gun Editor Massad Ayoob > wrote an excellent article in this publication two issues ago (Nov/Dec > 2014, Issue #150) that covered many of the domestic scenarios in which an > armed citizen could effectively defend against a terrorist attack. > > I doubt if Europe will soon follow America's example by loosening up its > gun laws for private citizens, and I'm thankful that America's Constitution > has given me the right to protect myself and my family. 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