You know what the anti-gunners say: If you're in danger, call 911 and wait for the police to arrive. I wonder what they'd say about a senseless killing in Fox Lake, Wisconsin, where a woman was being pursued by her husband.
According to a witness who called 911, the man followed the woman as she drove to the Fox Lake police station, and rammed her car with his. When she got to the police station, she ran inside. But no one was there.
See, the Fox Lake Police Department is closed on weekends. Emergency calls are routed to the local county sheriff, which works fine if you want the police to come to you. But if you go to the police station, you're not going to find anyone there to help.
Tragically, the woman was found unconscious and unresponsive in the lobby of the municipal building where the police department is located. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Her husband is now in custody.
None of this is the fault of the officers in Fox Lake. It's a simple fact that the police can't be everywhere at all times, and in some small towns that may mean they're not even at the station 24 hours a day.
But it's a sobering reminder that ultimately we're responsible for our own safety and protection. The police can't be our 'round-the-clock bodyguards, but they can be the first to find us dead. That's something you'll never hear from the gun-ban crowd.
Wayne LaPierre is the president of the National Rifle Association.
