The terrorist attack in New York only underscores how important our right to self defense is.

Via RealClearPolitics:

With Islamic State-inspired animals bringing their holy war to our cities -- ramming trucks into pedestrians and bicyclists and slaughtering dozens in a nightclub and elsewhere -- we are reminded of how important it is to protect our right to bear arms, which is enshrined in the Second Amendment.

If it weren't for the hero cop who happened to be at the horrific scene and shot the Islamic extremist killer inflicting mayhem on New York's West Side Highway -- just blocks away from a high school -- more innocents could have been harmed, including children.

We know that law enforcement officers, as courageous as they are, can't be everywhere, which means Americans must be prepared to protect themselves and those around them in the event of another deadly attack.