John Crump at Ammoland has a piece entitled Alledged Human Trafficing in Affluent DC Subrrb Shows Need For Guns. What points out is that, as so often said, when you are attacked, the police are not there, and you must be your own first responder. Therefore it is important that everyone owns and carries a gun at all times, and gets training to use it.
On Monday at 2 P.M., a call to 911 reported a possible abduction in progress in Ashburn, VA. Ashburn is one of the most affluent towns in Loudoun County, the wealthiest county in the country. The town sits 30 minutes outside Washington D.C. It has an average household income of $159,220. The medium home price is $748,857, with single-family homes selling for over $1 million. It is the home of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, doctors, lawyers, and politicians.
Crime rates in the town are incredibly low, and most feel the area is very safe, so it came as a shock that a man named Joseph C. Daniel, 44, of Leesburg, VA, allegedly kidnapped an adult woman in board daylight in front of a Wells Fargo bank and threw her in a stolen black Hummer SUV.
According to law enforcement authorities, the unnamed woman was kidnapped in a human trafficking scheme. Luckily for the woman, a Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputy was only seconds away when the call was placed.
Daniel led the police on a chase across Northern Virginia involving multiple law enforcement agencies before finally being caught. Fortunately, the woman was safe with only minor injuries.
Although police were able to stop the kidnapping, it was luck that a deputy was only seconds away. This situation shows that no matter where you are or how safe you think you are, bad things can happen at any minute. We cannot count on dumb luck to keep us safe. We must be our own first responders.
Human trafficking is not just something that happens in movies or to runaways. This incident shows the need to be prepared. If a human trafficker can kidnap a woman in the middle of the day in a “safe” town, it can happen anywhere. This case also didn’t make national news. Ashburn is in the D.C. Metro area, and the chase ended minutes from D.C. If this case didn’t make national news, how many other human trafficking cases don’t crack the news cycle?
The best way for a woman or anyone else to protect themselves is to carry the great equalizer. That equalizer is a firearm. The average man can overpower the average woman. A firearm levels the playing field and gives a woman a fighting chance against an attacker.
Not only should everyone carry a firearm, but everyone should also get training to handle and use their gun. A firearm is many things to many different people, but first and foremost, a gun is a tool. It is a tool for self-defense. It is useless unless the gun owner knows how to use the firearm.
If you, gentle readers, have been reading this blog for any length of time, you know all the cliches. You know that when seconds count, the police are only minutes away, as was the case here. You know that a gun is just a tool, and you should hope to never need it. But if you do, there are few substitutes. Sure, an edged weapon like a knife or a club like a cane can be used in a pinch. But a gun is a stand-off weapon which is safer for you. The best gun for you is the one you have with you when you need it. Even if it's a .22 long rifle, if you shoot it well, carry it.
I am glad the woman was safe, and the perpetrator was caught. But one thing is clear, bad things can happen anywhere, anytime. Be prepared
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