Your First Line of Defense Is You

We have heard this statement so many times before. At the Ohio Statehouse, on ABC News, and illustrated in a gripping 911 tape from Indiana. People are listening.

If you notice, we have not seen a groundswell of calls for gun control in the wake of three high-profile shootings last week (Kirkwood, Mo; Baton Rouge, La.; and Portsmouth, Ohio) -- ALL occurring in gun-free, supposedly safe areas. In reality, these were "legislated zones of criminal opportunity."

"The reason I am telling you this story is to remind you that the first line in your defense is you. To leave it to others is pure folly."

Tim Inwood, of Clinton County in Ohio, has compiled three moving accounts of people who were defenseless.

"So my friends, if you have not done so already, I hope you will step up and take control of your own destiny. Buy a gun and learn how to use it. Practice and get the entire family (that is mature enough) to do so as well. Don’t let the sad fate of so many others befall you."

Well written. He reminds us once more that we are our own first lines of defense. Worth your time as we ready for a winter storm across Central Ohio tonight and tomorrow.