The Unarmed Will Always Be Vulnerable to the Armed

So says Greg Gutfield:

So I think we can all admit that what happened Sunday off the African coast was kinda awesome. Of course, it’s not that I needed to be reminded that we have the most badass military alive - it’s that I like being reminded of it.

But last week, as I watched the situation unfold from Studio D (a comfy perch protected by armed security) I couldn’t help but be reminded of one simple fact that led to this event: the unarmed are always vulnerable to the armed.

And that made me realize that this ship is no different than a shopping mall or college campus - it’s a place where people congregate or work - all operating under the assumption that we live in a sane world where if you just live your life, people won’t kill you.

Not always. In a free world, we forget how easy it is for thugs and psychopaths to take advantage of that freedom.

Which is why good people need guns.

I mean, how can a tanker that size - it’s a town on water - be so vulnerable to a pack of underweight thugs?

The underweight thugs had guns.

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