Interpol Chief: Fight Terrorism With Armed Citizens In September, terrorists waged a days-long attack on a Kenyan mall, killing dozens. This week, Ronald Noble, secretary general of the international policing agency Interpol, discussed the problem of soft targets, using the mall as an example. Societies have to think about how theyre going to approach the problem, he said. One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target youre going to have to pass through extraordinary security. But heres where we did a double take: Ask yourself, he added, If that [mall attack] was Denver, Colorado, if that was Texas, would those guys have been able to spend hours, days, shooting people randomly? What Im saying is it makes police around the world question their views on gun control. It makes citizens question their views on gun control. You have to ask yourself, Is an armed citizenry more necessary now than it was in the past with an evolving threat of terrorism? This is something that has to be discussed. Fortunately, there were a couple of armed citizens who took action in Nairobi, saving many lives. But for a European bureaucrat to understand something that the American Left vociferously opposes is really something. Armed citizens cant always prevent attacks, but they can at least be equipped to respond to evil. Our Founders certainly understood that national security begins with armed citizens. Thats why they codified that God-given right in the Second Amendment. ...The Patriot Post (patriotpost.us/subscribe/
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 22:31:03 +0000
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