{"id":2770,"date":"2009-12-21T08:09:56","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T15:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2009-12-20T17:59:23","modified_gmt":"2009-12-21T00:59:23","slug":"ignatius-piazza-have-a-spine-or-get-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2009\/12\/21\/ignatius-piazza-have-a-spine-or-get-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignatius Piazza: Have a Spine or Get a Gun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I shared    one of the best examples of why EVERY WOMAN    should own a gun&#8211; that even the most rabid, gun-grabbing    politicians could never dispute.<\/p>\n<p>This week I    have another, equally irrefutable example of why EVERY MAN should own a gun&#8211; that    even the most anti-gun, peace activist could never dispute.<\/p>\n<p>I want to    warn you, before you read any further, that I take the gloves off on this    blog and have some extremely blunt words for the male population who don&#8217;t    have the testicular fortitude to step up and protect an &#8220;honest,    vibrant, hard working, helpful, conscientious, decent, wonderful young woman&#8221;    from being brutally raped and murdered.<\/p>\n<p>I know I may offend    some of you with what I am going to say, but I believe in this case, strong    words need to be said.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot be    the only person who saw this news story and was thoroughly disgusted that a    woman, pregnant with twins, continued to be raped for several minutes and then    murdered, all while the man  who witnessed it, and could have done something    to stop it, DID NOTHING other than run away and call 911.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this    news story and then, if you are up to it, read comments from me that you will    NEVER see on the evening news&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a>Click the video below to play:<\/p>\n<div id=\"container03\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">Please make sure that JavaScript is enabled and you have the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">latest version of the Flash Player<\/a> to see this video.<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n   var s3 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\"); s3.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\"); s3.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\"); s3.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/rape-vs-flashlight.flv&amp;title=&amp;image=\/images\/vid\/pregnant-murder.jpg\"); s3.write(\"container03\");\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So here    are my blunt comments.  If you are offended by them, then I suggest you    need to hear them more than anyone else&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I understand    we have no legal obligation to come to the aid of a woman being raped.  But    what about our moral, ethical or spiritual obligation in the ongoing battle    of good over evil?<\/p>\n<p>Can there be any    situation in the human condition that more clearly defines evil than the brutal    rape and murder of a &#8220;honest, vibrant, hard working, helpful, conscientious,    decent, wonderful young woman&#8221; pregnant with twins&#8211;  at the hands    of a career felon?<\/p>\n<p>How could any    man see his neighbor  being raped and do nothing other than run    back to his apartment and call 911?<\/p>\n<p>You know it had    to take several minutes or MORE for the police to arrive after the 911 call.     How could he just sit in his duplex, hearing a woman he had known for five years, screaming and begging the rapist to stop, yet do nothing to stop it?<\/p>\n<p>I will tell    you how.  HE WAS SCARED.  Scared so bad, this Cowardly Lion did    nothing when he should have done something to immediately stop the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be    scared in a similar situation?  Would I be scared?  Possibly, but courage    is defined as DOING WHAT IS NEEDED and WHAT IS RIGHT, even when you are    scared.<\/p>\n<p>There is no    shame in being scared. There is shame in sitting idle when your actions&#8211;     and your actions alone&#8211;  could have made the difference between life or    death of an innocent woman and her unborn twins&#8230; a real and immediate difference    in the endless clash between good and evil.<\/p>\n<p>Make no    mistake.  Evil won this time because a mortal man sat idly by and did    nothing to stop it.<\/p>\n<p>Are there not    some things that are worse than personal injury or death? How about dishonor,    cowardice, humiliation and shame, to name a few?  The pain of these self-inflicted    wounds to your soul last an eternity and hurt infinitely more than the quick,    hot and sharp wounds to our flesh from an opponent&#8217;s blow.<\/p>\n<p>So ask yourself,    WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?<\/p>\n<p>I know what    my answer is and it would NOT have been to tap on the glass with my    flashlight and scream &#8220;Don&#8217;t do that! Stop that! I&#8217;m going    to call the police!&#8221; and then run back to my apartment!  Hell no. Had    I been there, the State of California would have one less convicted felon\/sexual    predator in their system to be released again when budget constraints create yet    another massive, early release of violent criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty easy    decision for me as to what I would do, because just as we teach at Front Sight,    I have confronted these situations in my mind&#8211;  in advance, and have    made such decisions in my mind&#8211;  in advance. As a result,  I am not so &#8220;shocked&#8221;    when confronted with pure evil that I am overcome with fear and cannot do anything    except call 911 while listening to an innocent woman beg for her dignity and    the life of her unborn twins&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I also have    the Comfort of Skill at Arms on my side AND SO CAN YOU!<\/p>\n<p>It is called    COMFORT because having a gun and knowing how to use it when you are faced    with defending yourself, your family, or your neighbor is comforting and THAT   gives you the edge you need to act with courage and win!<\/p>\n<p>So here is    what I have to say to every man in America&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you can    look into the mirror and without flinching, know deep in your soul that you    would have stepped up to defend this woman&#8211; even without a gun in your hand,    then I salute you and encourage you to get a gun and get trained because men    like you deserve to be armed and should be armed to protect everyone else who    lacks the will to do so.<\/p>\n<p>On the other    hand, after taking a good hard look at yourself, you realize you just don&#8217;t have enough spine    to do what is needed and what is right should you ever come face-to-face with    evil, THEN GET A GUN and GET TRAINED TO USE IT!  All you lack,  just as the Cowardly Lion who listened to his neighbor being raped and murdered    lacked, is the Comfort of Skill at Arms.<\/p>\n<p>FRONT SIGHT   WILL    PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT COMFORT OF SKILL AT ARMS.<\/p>\n<p>All you have    to do is want it.<\/p>\n<p>Here is your    ticket.  Purchase it and get on board&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp\">A 30 State Concealed Weapons Permit,    the world class training that Front Sight provides, and    a Springfield Armory XD Pistol awaits you.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And to all    the women in America I have this to say: GET A GUN AND GET TRAINED because as    the Cowardly Lion in this tragic situation demonstrated, you can&#8217;t always    count on a man to do what is needed or what is right.   However, you    CAN COUNT on Front Sight to arm and train you to defend yourself!<\/p>\n<p>We stand ready,    willing, and able to arm and train you at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp\">https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I post a different article    on this blog each Monday so I look forward to your visit every week.<\/p>\n<p>If you have an interesting    photo, story or tip about a relevant topic of interest to gun ownership,    firearms training or Second Amendment issues, please feel free to send it to    me at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@frontsight.com\">info@frontsight.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want to take advantage of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">Greatest Course, Gun, and CCW Permit Offer in the firearms training industry<\/a> see this link:<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp?blog=10-19\">https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/free-gun.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you next week.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ignatius Piazza<br \/>\nFounder and Director<br \/>\nFront Sight Firearms Training Institute<br \/>\nP.O. 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