One of the teenaged thugs who robbed my neighbor at gunpoint Friday morning hid his face behind a scarf. The other one--the one who pointed the gun at her head--may or may not have concealed his face. She can't remember all the details that greeted her that morning shortly after she arrived at work.
We don't hear much about the people who survive guns pointed at their heads day after day in America, but they're everywhere--at grocery stores, banks, quick stops, ATMs, just about any place where money changes hands. Fortunately, they live to tell their stories. But they're victims of terror, a home-grown terror that's allowed to flourish unchecked. We spend all kinds of money and time and Congressional hearings on international terror--subjecting ourselves to wand searches and shoe removal at airports--while we allow practically anybody at home to buy a gun and carry it wherever he wants.
If we can take on terrorists who hide in caves in Afghanistan, can't we take on terrorists who walk down our streets? It's time to disarm these people and time for our presidential candidates to tell us how they're going to do it.
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