“It shines a bright light on the fact that the vast majority of “gun control” laws do nothing to thwart criminals, but virtually always find a way of inconveniencing—and sometimes endangering—the law-abiding.”
We generally don’t expect to see the Washington Post say anything positive about firearms or law-abiding gun owners, although there are occasional Op-Eds from pro-Second Amendment lawmakers, unbiased researchers and Constitutional scholars, and the like. A March 4 Opinion piece from a former Post staff writer is one of those rare exceptions.
The writer recounts his experience with a late-night intruder in his home in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. While he never determines how the man entered the home, or why he entered it, he does relate that he had a firearm, and, ultimately, that he was glad he had it. He never fired the gun to defend his life, never presented the firearm, and never even related to the intruder that he was armed.
He did, however, confront the intruder. After the first encounter, the unwelcome guest seemed to retreat downstairs, and the writer then called the police to report the break-in, then armed himself and went downstairs; still not aware of the intruder’s intentions, his whereabouts in the home, or if he, too, was armed. After another confrontation, the man eventually left, and was even later picked up by the police.
