Claudia: Despite the leftist domination of our education system, we have in this country plenty of men and women who own and know how to use firearms to protect themselves and their loved ones if the need arises. Unlike Europeans who have a recent history of appeasement and cowardice in the face of aggression, which is reflected in the smug elitism of many but not all of their citizens, a significant number of Americans are ready, willing, and able to fight and even die for our God-given freedoms. Europeans pontificate about the United States, but they know in the backs of their self-righteous minds, that we will be there to protect their gutless, pacifist rear-ends if the need arises.