Insight

I was reading a few of my regular morning blogs while drinking my morning brew and came across something every American should read and understand.

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Thomas Jefferson (1764) -- Quoting 18th Century criminologist Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and Punishment

The unfortunate recent shootings at college campuses here have prompted a small movement among those students smart enough to realize that no police or security force can be everywhere all the time, and that it is the students' responsibility to protect themselves. It's sad that there are still so many ignorant people in the world that think shootings can be stopped by hope, rhetoric, and the banning of firearms. In the last ten or fifteen years, we as American citizens have been fortunate enough to see what the passing of concealed carry laws has done for so many states. It is an inarguable fact that violent crime drops when criminals know their victims may be armed. Wake up, America, and see the light. It's there.
CZ