Men must act to stop murderers

Mass murders in gun-free zones are not going to stop! Don’t enact more useless anti-gun legislation. Don’t let politicians use these tragedies for their own political gain. Don’t get into an argument on gun control in the U.S. and how our laws and gun violence compare to England, Israel, Sweden, Mexico, or Colombia. All the aforementioned countries have various levels of gun control and yet gun crimes vary wildly from country to country. Gun violence like what we saw in Roseburg, Oregon, is not going away in any society. It is evident that as these mass murders get politicized and publicized, the more appealing the crime is to individuals determined to make their mark.

We need to turn to the example the men on United Flight 93 displayed. A few men bonded together and bravely saved countless lives. Instead of cowering in a room hidden by desks and bookcases, every man needs to grab whatever he can and charge toward the sound of the gunfire. Men in the room with a gunman immediately need to pick up whatever they can and charge the man and kill him if necessary. As this distraction is carried out, women and children need to escape as possible. Yes, some will die bravely, but this is the bravery America has always been known for. We must reverse the trend of behaving like sheep in the midst of a slaughterer. If crazed gunman or a determined terrorist is not going to back down, neither should the men of this country. Dads, prepare your boys now to follow the example of the men of United flight 93, who already proved bravery saves lives. We have no reason to not follow their proven example. American men stand up and “let’s roll.”

Dan Wenceslao

Stanwood

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