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Old October 22, 2013, 11:30 AM   #1
HarrySchell
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The 2nd Amendment goes international

The Secretary General of Interpol, on reflection about the Westgate Mall terrorist attack:

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Noble said there are really only two choices for protecting open societies from attacks like the one on Westgate mall where so-called "soft targets" are hit: either create secure perimeters around the locations or allow civilians to carry their own guns to protect themselves.

"Societies have to think about how they're going to approach the problem," Noble said. "One is to say we want an armed citizenry; you can see the reason for that. Another is to say the enclaves are so secure that in order to get into the soft target you're going to have to pass through extraordinary security."

Read the whole thing:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/exclus...ry?id=20637341
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