The religious fanatic who practices terrorism cannot be reasoned with, because there is nothing you can threaten him with, and no alternative you can offer him that is more palatable than his genuine belief that if he dies fighting you, he will be greatly rewarded in afterlife. Only swift and extreme force can stop him.

The religious fanatic who practices terrorism cannot be reasoned with, because there is nothing you can threaten him with, and no alternative you can offer him that is more palatable than his genuine belief that if he dies fighting you, he will be greatly rewarded in afterlife. Only swift and extreme force can stop him.

History has shown that the greater power of the gun is its power to deter. Bear in mind that criminals, by definition, target only victims they believe they can overpower. When the intended victim draws a gun, the predator realizes that their erstwhile target has the ability to kill them instantly. This tends to modify their behavior immediately without a shot being fired.

A basic principle of American justice holds that a bad man has the same rights as a good man.

My own idea of a $5,500 .45 auto is a used Volkswagon with a Glock 30 in the glove box.

...in any society, Law is an illusory concept that works only when everyone voluntarily agrees to live by it.

The way to reason with a predator is to make it aware that it can live in a cage, or it can die, but it can no longer prey upon us.