EDITOR: It can backfire, but it should be a basic right all the same.
Date: Jan 8, 2007 9:48 AM
PUBLICATION: The Winnipeg Sun
DATE: 2007.01.08
EDITION: Final
SECTION: Editorial/Opinion
PAGE: 8
COLUMN: Letter of the Day
WORD COUNT: 165

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Letter of the Day Column

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WHAT IS SELF-DEFENCE?

During the recent debate spurred by Vancouver school trustee Sharon
Gregson’s controversial comments on firearms, it’s become clear that
some Canadians have a somewhat inaccurate view of what self-defence is
and is not. Self-defence is not someone trying to be a hero rushing into
dangerous situations guns blazing.

So what is self-defence? Self-defence is a convenience store employee
keeping his cool during a robbery but knowing that should things turn
violent he will not have to be a victim. Self-defence is a woman in a
dark parking lot scaring off a would-be assailant without ever firing a
shot, the mere sight of a firearm being adequate to save a life.
Self-defence is a father or mother locked in a room with their children,
knowing that should the intruder in their home enter that room their
children will be safe. Most importantly self-defence preserves life, our
most precious gift.

Michael Cassils, Winnipeg

EDITOR: It can backfire, but it should be a basic right all the same.

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !