They are all wetting the bed...

...over at Huffington Post over sheriffs around the country suggested that legally armed Americans be prepared to defend themselves.

First, this is not new - hopefully anyone who is permitted to legally carry a handgun is already carrying to defend themselves against crime - and murderous terrorism is certainly a crime.  Sheriffs, who are elected officials, have been suggesting this for some time and many are prominent opponents of gun confiscation measures.

As usual, the bed-wetters concerns have more to do with how this advice might affect the "innocent", while they seemingly do not care how the terrorists might affect the innocent, or how disarming their fellow citizens might affect the law-abiding.  Their answers always seem to assert that things are just fine, no need to be concerned about terrorists, because most Muslims are really good people. Well, all terrorists are not Muslims, nor are all criminals.

So while it may certainly be that Muslims are really good people, it is also true that the vast majority of people we encounter on a daily basis are not criminals.  That does not give me warm fuzzies or a good reason not to be ready for those who are, for those low base rate violent possibilities that are out there.  We do not and should not need to profile based on religion; we can profile based on behavior.

Carry on!