Law and Order Is Breaking Down

The Criminals Are Winning

Here is some inside information out of Cincinnati, which I believe can be applied to many cities in the country. The criminal cases number 35-40 thousand a year, over 100 a day. Most criminals have an open-end get out of jail free card.

There are currently no women in Cincinnati jails, unless they have done something extremely violent. Right now there are no women being held in the system.

For men, almost any crime short of murder rates probation instead of jail time. Breaking and entering, robbery, drug offenses, etc., all probation offenses and the criminals let out on the street to do it again. Probation departments can't possibly handle or track all their clients.

There is no room in the jails, and the funding keeps getting cut. Crime in Cincinnati is rampant, with multiple shootings almost everyday. We are on the verge of a society where citizens will have to fend for themselves because the police and courts will no longer be able to help.

If you have no means other than good intentions to protect yourself or your family, it is time to arm yourself for defense or you chance of become a victim increases daily.

PTSD Veterans

 For a combat veteran suffering with PTSD, this can only lead to a heightened security approach to home and family defense. PTSD veterans don't need additional paranoia to complicate their daily lives. But it is here whether we want it or not.

In some ways this is a good thing. PTSD becomes part of your permanent personality, and is horrible to live with 24/7. But having a combat veteran in the home, especially one with PTSD, creates benefits for family protection. Like a good watchdog, we will always have our perimeter secure. We will have enough weapons within reach. We won't try to reason with the enemy, and we won't hesitate to protect our family unit and home base camp.

I once asked a hardcore anti-gun liberal what they would do if someone broke into their house to rob and possibly kill their family.

"If we are supposed to die that way then we will," the person said.

I was shocked at the answer. It doesn't register in my brain to just give up and not protect my family. In fact, such behavior is psychotic and goes against the will to survive. And that's one thing most combat vets are going to do: survive.

So don't let your guard down. As combat veterans we are still this country's most valuable asset in preserving our freedom.