“Let’s assume for a moment that the gun control folks have succeeded in the elimination of all guns from our society. These basics would still be true.This would still be a violent world. There are people who have chosen for whatever reason to be criminals. They glory in breaking laws, and they take great pleasure in intimidating and violating people who they perceive as weaker than them. … It is unreasonable to expect the police to protect you from these crimes. Most of them take place in a few seconds or maybe a couple of minutes. At best the police are several minutes away.If you are going to be protected … either you or some other law-abiding citizen is going to have to do something.” (11/19/08)