I am a firm believer in the fact that we all have a spiritual, moral, and personal responsibility to protect ourselves, our families, our property, and our communities. Everyone should be armed, and fully trained in the use of the weapons they choose to own and use. Everyone should have emergency plans in place for their households, and should be rehearsing these plans with their families to the point that if something were to happen, everyone knows their role, and what they are supposed to do.

Taken to the next level, if you have good neighbors, is a neighborhood plan for if something were to happen. The recent events in Israel should make it very plain why this would be a wise course of action.

I do believe scenarios like written in that book can actually happen in real life. Our suburbs and neighborhoods are all but defenseless against these type of attacks, unless you and your neighbors do something to change that.

We need to relearn what it is to be neighbors, and build communities of people who care about each other. Who have each others backs.