Quote of the Day - Charles W. Cooke Edition

From his National Review op-ed This is Why We Need Guns:

During the coronavirus lockdown, there was a public debate over whether gun stores should be deemed “essential.” During this outbreak of rioting, such an inquiry seems quaint. Now, as ever, there is no greater prophylactic against a criminal on the rampage than a loaded firearm in the hands of a free man.

Read the whole thing.