Massad Ayoob: Terrorism in America, the Armed Citizen's View, interesting article

[Jer]

IMO if you're evaluating the threat as 'innocent little Johnny' or a 'goat poker' you're already in the wrong mindset for self defense. A threat is a threat is a threat and if I'm armed (if I'm breathing I'm armed) then I'm meeting said threat with force of action until it's no longer a threat. I'll deal with emotions (what are those) and potential litigation in the weeks/months/years that follow but I'll be alive to address them. Anything short of that takes you a step (of four) the wrong direction to being able to deal with those things if you get my drift.

Someone tells me about a problem and then in the same breath offers something that can solve it at his profit and I have to question the source's motives & the severity of said problem.