I guess it is the knee jerk reaction in our society today is to immediately place blame on someone, some institution or entity so that there is a target to which all the anger, grief and pain can be directed.
This again illustrates some of the fallacies of our society.
1) Government is based upon social contract where we give up freedoms and rights in order to live in a governed and orderly society. One of the rights that is being assailed more often now is the right to protect ourselves. Plain and simple, the government cannot and in some cases will not protect us. They cannot be omnipresent, nor do we want them to be. The responsibility to protect ourselves and our families falls upon the shoulders of the individual. In many states now, law abiding citizens can take advantage of laws that facilitate this in an orderly manner. Some would argue that there should be no infringement upon this right, ala Vermont!
2) Life is cheap, a 2 cent bullet is all it is worth, so make the most of it.
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