Paris, and a new understanding of the value of

In the wake of the horrific event in Paris, one of the themes on news channels this morning is predictable - and very important:  How can a free society defend citizens who frequent "soft" targets, meaning public places where it's neither feasible, practical or perhaps even desirable to maintain the presence of armed security forces?

It's fairly obvious, even in the early after-action reports, that there was no one at any of the six or seven(?) attack sites who was armed and might have taken any action against the attackers.  What's even more important, though, is also more subtle - and one that is not fully understood by the "anti-gun" crowd - which is that is that the attackers KNEW that they would be unopposed.

We cannot have police, military or armed security forces everywhere, nor should we.  We can, however, introduce a huge measure of uncertainty to terrorist planners by the simple expedient of exercising the 2nd amendment supplemented, I propose, by advanced training centers for armed citizens. 

I say this:  Let there be nowhere in this nation - ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE - that any terrorist may assume that he has freedom of action by reason of an unprepared, unarmed citizen force.

I repeat, ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE.  No church, no stadium, no restaurant, no bar, no school, no shopping mall, no workplace.

Nowhere.

...and no, an armed citizenry does not frighten me.  An unarmed, helpless citizenry frightens me - just as would have frightened YOU in Paris last night.