Where were you on 9/11

 I have been following news of the Charlie Kirk assassination and the hunt for his killer, but I have not forgotten that this is the anniversary of September 11, 2001.  Sultan Knish, AKA Daniel Greenfield a great piece entitled It's Not Over in which he advises that the war on America and the West, which the Muslims have thrust on us, is not over. Indeed, while Greenfield doesn't say so, it will not be over so long as people are on this earth. For the battle is not just here, on the earthly plain, but it is also on the heavenly plain.

Greenfield asks where were you? For myself, I was at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. I was in my cubicle at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, when an analyst went by saying the Twin Towers had been hit by a plane. I rushed down the hall to watch it on the television in the Milcon office. The second plane hit, and I knew this was not an accident; that someone had planned it.

I remember when the plane came crashing into the Pentagon, and I went up on the top floor of the parking structure to see the smoke rising across the river. It was a terrible day. The loss of life was tremendous.  I don't think I had ever thought about the need for a carry permit before, but I certainly began thinking about it then. Later that month, Mrs. PolyKahr and I were on a field trip and discussed getting our permits, which we subsequently did.

Frankly, the world has not gotten any more peaceful in the last 24 years. Carrying is a burden, both physical and mental, but it seems worth it to me to be prepared. A gun is just a tool, like your keys, your phone, your wallet and credit cards and cash.  Learn it, carry it, and pray you never have to use it.