Let’s Roll: Why Standing Up to a Terrorist Is Your Best Self-Defense
Glen Butler / July 28, 2016 / 12 comments
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Students training for a license to carry a concealed weapon practice shooting drills in Chino, Calif. (Photo: Jebb Harris/ZUMA Press/Newscom)
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Glen Butler is a U.S. Marine from Virginia. The opinions expressed here are his personal views.
After the carnage like we’ve witnessed in American cities such as San Bernardino and Orlando, and more recently in Europe, the national conversation tends to shift temporarily back toward gun control legislation and how to best protect ourselves in the homeland from future terrorist attacks.
On 9/11, Todd Beamer’s simple “Let’s roll” directive inspired his fellow United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and now stands as enduring testament to real American grit.
Sadly, however, what is always absent from these post-tragedy conversations is any mention of one change with enormous potential to save lives—one which would not require controversial legislation, millions of dollars, nor procurement of expensive advanced technologies. This change includes an overdue re-examination of how unarmed civilians should respond during these events, including how federal, state, and local authorities tell the public to respond.
Most every American has at some point either discussed or practiced an “active shooter response” based on guidance developed by the Department of Homeland Security.
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