8 Minutes: Lessons from London

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To those of us who take protecting ourselves seriously, the terrorist attack last weekend in London was a perfect illustration of what happens when ordinary citizens are prevented, by law, from effectively defending themselves. Sure, British authorities congratulated themselves on their “rapid response” in “neutralizing” (P.C. speak for “shooting”) the three terrorists in “little more than 8 minutes after the attack began.”

But to victims, 8 minutes is a lifetime.... Article