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Among the many acts of courage and kindness we witnessed during Hell of Los Angelesthe darker side of human nature also emerged as the incidence of robbery increased. Unfortunately, in heavily anti-gun California, homeowners are left with few options for self-defense.
The police have already charged more than 20 people with looting. One mischievous couple went so far as to dress up as firefighters to help themselves to the valuables of victims whose homes were abandoned or destroyed.
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Clearly, with the wind still fanning the deadly fires around Tinsel, all resources, including the police, are stretched to the breaking point, providing ruthless thieves with an environment rich in targets for their crimes.
One thing these thugs in Los Angeles can count on is that if they encounter a homeowner during a robbery, there’s little chance that person will point a gun at them.
A firefighter jumps over a fence while fighting the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
In the free state of Florida, where Second Amendment gun rights are respected, not reviled, would-be looters, such as after hurricanes, know that stealing from the wrong house can be a death sentence.
They know because Gov. Ron DeSantis told them so after last year’s Hurricane Milton, which damaged thousands of homes.
“If you go into someone’s house after the storm has passed, think you can commit a crime, you’re going to be in very serious trouble.” DeSantis promised, adding, “And frankly, you don’t know what’s behind that door in the Second Amendment state.”
You hear, you hear.
The Golden State’s draconian gun laws actually put unarmed Los Angeles residents at risk in two ways. The first is that people are unable to protect themselves and their property, and the second, and this can be even worse, is that criminals are very aware of this.
When we think about the reasons we have the Second Amendment, it is often pointed out that it is for self-defense as well as to check the power of the government. But in California we see a third reason, which lies in just such an emergency.
Florida’s Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is warning looters trying to take advantage of areas affected by Hurricane Milton. (Fox News Digital)
Angelenos don’t need guns to overthrow their government, by any means, but they do need them to hold down the fort, or house, so to speak, while the government puts all its resources into fighting natural disasters.
In fact, if you look at gun ownership rates by state, it’s rural states like Montana that have the most guns per capita. This happens precisely because in the city, state security in the form of the police is always within walking distance, which is often not the case in rural areas.
This is where the people of Los Angeles are today. City and state government are overburdened, people need to protect themselves, and short-sighted anti-gun policies prevent them from doing so.
That’s why we’re seeing reports of some rich people in Los Angeles paying private security to protect their homes, which I guess is great if you’re a millionaire, but if you’re not, it makes you even more vulnerable.
Frankly, in many cases, all it would take to dissuade would-be looters from rolling the dice for their lives is a handful of openly armed neighborhood watchmen patrolling their neighborhood.
But the progressive leadership of California, which by the way also has armed security at the expense of taxpayers, will not allow the average Joe to protect his family with his own gun.
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Progressive gun policies like California’s, like many other progressive policies, aim to make citizens weaker, more vulnerable, and more dependent on the state. Today it is open and clear in Los Angeles.
Let’s hope that once this emergency passes, Californians will realize how important their gun rights are and demand their restoration. Meanwhile, thousands and thousands are simply helpless.
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Los Angeles District Attorney Nate Hochman was elected to get tough on crime. Here is his first chance. If the city does not allow its citizens to protect themselves, then the punishment for looting should be massive, like years in prison.
But frankly, it is not and never will be an adequate substitute for an armed populace, which is exactly what the Founding Fathers understood when they enshrined our God-given right to bear arms.
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