Fear

I have been writing articles on Active Shooter scenarios since this blog began. I have made it my mission to equip the average civilian with the tools and information needed to defeat these animals. My Civilian Operator course has specific modules so every day people can counter acts like these. In saying all that, when things like this happen, it pisses me off; It angers me to no end. More than that, It saddens me. I will admit, that day me and my wife as we watched the news and looked at the faces of the parents who had lost a child, or a wife who had lost a husband, we both wept. As I held my wife close, trying to console her fear, I told her “Everything gonna be OK” but something deep down in my heart knew that was a lie…because anomalies like James Holmes can strike out of nowhere, with no warning..and although the lib-tard media and the Obama White House go out of their way not to use the term, I define that as an ACT OF TERROR.

You see whether you want to admit it or not, that act in that Colorado theater that night struck FEAR into the heart of every American.. as much as Osama Bin Laden and the hijackers did on 9/11 I would wager. No, the magnitude was nowhere near what 9/11 was and the body count was immensely smaller, but that “X” Factor, that “Come out of Nowhere randomness” is what scared the hell out of people. FEAR is what makes us hold on to our child’s hand a little tighter when we go to the supermarket or double-check the lock on the front door when we go to bed at night… But alas, there is hope.

You see, FEAR is only a word until you en-power it. It is like a car without any gas in it; it is not going anywhere until you fill it up. You have the power to decide how it will affect your life. Sure, we can throw up our hands and say “What will be, will be!!” or, we can take a cue from our Revolutionary forefathers, who looked fear right in the eye and said “Let’s Party!” They sharpened their swords to a fine edge and double checked their gun-powder to make sure it was bone dry and they went out and faced one of the most powerful armies on the planet and WON. I propose to you that there greatest ally all those years was not patriotism, but FEAR.  As an old Military acquaintance of mine was fond of saying “Fear is a helluva Motivator!”…….

This tragedy in Colorado begs the question: How can you prepare for such a vicious act of random violence? I mean really prepare yourself? Looking at the checklist, you go down the list, line by line…..

• Bought dependable Weapons…….Check
• Bought the deadliest ammo on the planet………..Check
• Train Regularly……….Check
• Read a Good Blog with GREAT Info!!…………CHECK!!  (hint)

The list, although sounding complete, seems to be missing something…you scour your brain, scratch your head, and then like a bolt of lightning; it hits you….

• What Motivates me to Train?? Is it Fear that someday some bunghole will try to kill me or my family and I won’t be ready, or I will hesitate at the moment of truth? Congrats man, you can put a check in this column!

What I am trying to say in all my verbose splendor is that FEAR is OK..it is a gift, to quote a book by the same title. It was put there for a reason. It is up to you to use that fear to drive you forward..to motivate you. Our enemies out there, think that by instilling fear into our hearts, it will paralyze us, make us weak..easy targets, easy marks.

We have to flip that thinking on its ass! Let that motivate you to get that Concealed Carry License, train a little harder, become a better warrior, a better father, a better husband…..You have the power my friend…..nobody else is going to do it for you..not the government, not the Police, nobody but YOU.