ONE 2A PICTURE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS
by
RICHARD BUSCH
JPFO AMBASSADOR

No, not the Mona Lisa. This is the story of another picture. Perhaps the most powerful 2A picture I have ever seen.

It all began last night. I received an e-mail from a very close friend. He is the dearest, most vitally important friend to me and my wife. His name is Tevye (that's right, as in Fiddler on the Roof). He is a doctor and professor of medical research who lives in Israel. Thank G-d for Skype. More importantly, he is a "Tzadik," a righteous man. And the world needs a righteous man.

We seem to read each other's thoughts, the oceans between us are immaterial. It's uncanny and has happened so many times over so many years, the scientist in him rules out statistical chance expectancy. He believes it happens spontaneously and has to do with great emotion, plus the fact that we are both Jewish mystics. But I digress.

The first flash came in: "BIG ATTACK IN TEL AVIV. MY NEPHEWS HAVE SHOW THERE TONIGHT. MOST OF MY FAMILY LOCKED INSIDE CONCERT HALL. TERRORISTS AT LARGE! PEOPLE TOLD TO STAY INDOORS. JUST AWFUL!"

Here is the story: https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-attacker-after-manhunt/

But it was this second flash that I want you to read and seriously take to heart:

"HI RICHARD! GOOD, THEY KILLED HIM. HOW I HAVE THOUGHT OF YOU ALL NIGHT, REMEMBERING ALL YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME ABOUT YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT IN AMERICA. I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO MANY INTERVIEWS OF ISRAELIS WHO WERE IN AND AROUND THE PLACE OF TERRORIST ATTACK. MANY WERE SAYING: "WHY THE HELL WASN'T I ARMED?" THEY MUST BE ABLE TO CARRY ARMS AND DEFEND THEMSELVES WHEN THIS EVIL HAPPENS WITHOUT FEAR OF THE VERY LEFTIE COURTS. AWFUL IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE. I HOPE TEL AVIVIANS WAKE UP FROM THEIR SLUMBER, THAT THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM ATTACK! MANY LIVE IN A BUBBLE OF MAKE-BELIEVE & DENIAL. MY NEPHEWS ALL GOT HOME AROUND 4.00. SHABBAT SHALOM"

He also sent me two pictures. The first showed people locked inside, "davening" or praying. But it was this second picture that is hauntingly unforgettable, because it portrays the vital importance of our 2A in general, and in particular, from a rarely seen Jewish perspective. As a proud Jew and Ambassador to JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP, I feel summoned (like Moses or David) to bring this to your attention. Look at this picture, deeply and insightfully. Take it all in, with your head and your heart. I hope you will never forget it. I know I won't. I can't.

The picture now needs no further introduction, except to remember:

Never Again
Is Never, Never Mind.
Never Again is a Verb
A Call to Action to Save Lives!

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