Doug Powers: A gun is worth 1,000 pictures

Sebastian D'Souza, the photographer for the Mumbai Mirror who snapped a photo seen around the world of one of the terrorists in India last week, said it all: "I only wish I had a gun, not a camera." Unless we as citizens are able to defend ourselves on a massive yet individual basis, we will never be able to stop a massive attack by terrorists. Doug writes, "One thing is certain: Mass terrorist slaughters like the one in Mumbai could happen in the United States. That something similar and on such a grand scale hasn't happened yet isn't for lack of trying on the part of terrorists. As many mass shootings in the U.S. have demonstrated to us (and unfortunately to terrorists as well), our citizens are horrendously unprepared and untrained for a terrorist attack like the one in India last week. And by 'trained,' I mean more than just to dial 9-1-1 and eke out a prayer before being shot." ...[Continue reading] digg story