American Citizens want more personal security.
However, the American Public is in the midst of the decision to forgo self reliance for personal security in favor of a complicated and slow to respond Government run system of personal protection.
The US Government is offering security, and delivering it to the American Public, albeit piecemeal and with high financial overhead. The consequences of this Government provided personal security are a loss of liberty, the gradual creation of a police state, and a general sense of public fear and un-empowerment.
The most glaring deficiency in Government provided personal security is the one to fifteen minute delay between the call for help and the delivery of service. Add to this the delay between the perception of threat and the call for help, and there is a sizable amount of time for a criminal to act before help arrives.
The time delay between perception of threat and armed response for a citizen with a holstered side arm can be measured in a single heartbeat. This is a truth that no amount of anti firearms bias can overcome.
Currently, citizens that choose to arm themselves are marginalized in society, and viewed as backwards at best, dangerous at worst. This weekend, I spend hours thinking about how to change this public mis-perception. I realized that the way to accomplish the change was to sell and offer an alternative form of personal security to the public: Self reliance.
I believe that the best manner in which to demonstrate the superiority of self reliance for personal security to the American Public is to take a multifaceted approach:
- Maximizing the promotion of media stories in which gun owners defend themselves.
- Emphasize the failures of the police state in providing security for it's citizens.
- A Minuteman approach to neighborhood safety.
- Grassroots activism.
1 comment:
I'd replace all those steps with a single one:
1. Become a "volunteer security guard" for yourself.
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