Uhm, except for this instance where NOT abd no is the exact opposite.
Six posts and right to Nazi Germany. Impressive.
What's impressive is how many are willing to forget, and dismiss it. Even more impressive how many use facing the reality of what Man can do to Man as a means of ridicule.
There are MANY kinds of fools. Those who either learned nothing, or choose to believe that what has taken place before, can never happen again. There has not been a century, in Man's past, where a "Hitler" or a "Jackson" has not practiced their trade, this century will be no different.
There are those who spout "crap", like the idea of self defense requires a "woodie.
There are those who spout "crap" like have a CPL, and carrying, makes one immune to "danger".
It is all the spouting of "crap" that is preventing reality from taking hold.
The "Hitler" type is alive and well today, as is the "Stalin" type, the "Jackson" type as well. NO government is beyond that type of thing.
The "Thugs" have control of many of the streets in the US today, of that there is NO doubt. It is almost a given that anyone alive today will face them at one point or another, if they have not already.
IF you can prove ANY part of what I just wrote, try. It cannot be done, because it is fact.
The victim mentality sucks. Just stand back, do nothing, prepare for nothing, and take what comes your way, is just plain STUPID. Will planning and preparation prevent, with 100% certainty, every thing bad from happening? Nope. Will doing nothing insure that if, and when, something bad does happen that one will be able to do NOTHING? Yep. It's an individual choice. My wife and I have made our choices, you can do as you choose. Just as it is your right to choose not to defend yourself, or to defend yourself, so is it ours. We do so for what ever reasons we believe are right, based on our experiences and education, as do you. How about a deal, you respect our decisions, and I will respect yours. Your experiences, your education, is not the same as others, it is not any better, or worse, just different.