The danger isn't that Big Brother may storm the castle gates. The danger is that Americans don't realize that he is already inside the castle walls.

We, the American people, clearly see the daunting forces we will undoubtedly face: terrorists, crime, drug gangs, the possibility of Euro-style debt riots, civil unrest or natural disaster.

The presence of a firearm makes us all safer.

Law-abiding people need to be able to own firearms to protect themselves.

We need to have every single school in America immediately deploy a protection program proven to work —and by that I mean armed security.

We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone.

We cannot make ourselves safer by making ourselves less free.