This piece is just red meat for fanatical true believers (the parts I skimmed of it anyway). The following screed isn't directed at you, crazy, but at the piece.
Some things don't need to be said, at least not to adults. For example:
"You are going to die someday. When you die, you will go through the experience alone."
"You cannot protect your children all the time. Bad things will happen to them. They may die before you."
"Life is unfair. You will be treated badly by those you love and trust."
"An ambulance cannot reach you instantly. You may die in an accident when you wouldn't have died if the medics had reached you sooner."
"There is a chance you will die as the result of a safe, routine procedure."
"There is a chance you will be horribly injured by a reaction to a safe vaccine or a flu shot."
"There is a chance you will die as the result of a meal you have at a restaurant."
"There's a chance you will die in a public space as a result of something falling on you[1]."
"There is a chance you will die in your bed as the result of a hidden sink hole under your house."
"There is a chance you will die because someone will break into your house and attack you before you can defend yourself."
"There is a chance you will die coming home from a party, killed by your neighbor who has a similar house[2]."
And so forth.
The TownHall piece is propaganda. Taking a corner-case as an argument for an over-arching policy is stupid.
Sensible people don't need to be told that police cannot arrive instantly when there's a problem. Police cannot break the laws of physics.
Most adults know that they are not Rugged Individuals who can be totally responsible for all aspects of their lives at all times. They know they live in a society that has pluses and minuses and among them is communal policing. Life isn't a 1950's TV show.
Yes, some people live in areas that are dangerous and have a reasonable argument for needing additional security arrangements than the police alone can provide. Some of those additional arrangements involve firearms at home. Some. O'Keefe and his minions likely aren't among those people, and neither are most of TownHall's readers.
Oh, and O'Keefe is a demonstrated liar[3]. He's not a good source for any argument on the right.
FWIW.
[1]
http://abcnews.go.co...7015#.UVBJexcQ2QA
[2]
http://www.washingto...a73b49_story.html
[3]
http://www.breitbart...imberlin-blogwar/
Cheers,
Scott.