The following video is one of the best examples of why every person in America should be armed, especially in your own home. James Cvengros was sitting at home minding his own business when he hears his neighbor Twain Thomas screaming in the hallway. He looks out his door, notices a bad situation and decides his best move is to remain inside and lock the door. Within seconds, Twain Thomas has kicked through the door wielding a machete in a horror movie type fashion. This is the position your average anti-gunner has never been in. The full realization of when seconds count, police are only minutes away. If a maniac has the intention to harm you in happens much faster than in the movies, you don’t typically get a 10-minute murderer chase scenes in real life.

Take note because James Cvengros did everything correct in this video. At first sign of a problem, he turned on a video camera. He did not directly engage or instigate the assailant. Cvengros had the full legal right to shoot much sooner, yet caught full video evidence that his life was in absolute danger.

If you do not have a firearm in your home that is readily available for use, just place yourself in this situation. You may never have a crazy person try kill you with a machete, but would you rather have 911 on speed dial or a 9mm on the night stand?

Cvengros: “I didn’t want to do that… You were gonna kill me”

Thomas: “You’re right, I was”

Cvengros: “Well then I did the right thing”