October 7th was a crushing reminder of what happens to unarmed and peaceable civilians (even children) when blood-thirsty animals are on the prowl; it was a sobering moment in which many of us realized that ultimately, the responsibility for our safety and that of our families falls squarely on our shoulders; and it was an unwanted vindication for the American conservatives denigrated as unsophisticated and uneducated rubes who “cling” to firearms, all because we are unrelenting in our defense of a citizen’s right to self-defense.
