They say they’re doing everything they can. They tell us to just carry on. Some even try to tell us terrorism has become a part of everyday life.

Looks like the Lion of London Bridge didn’t get that memo. Because when the three London terrorists charged into the pub Roy Larner was drinking at, the 47-year-old wasn’t just going to sit there and let it happen.

The jihadists ran in with their foot-long knives chanting “Islam, Islam!” and “This is for Allah!”

Sorry, mates. That’s not how things work over at the Black & Blue, the downtown London pub where Larner had already had a few pints.

“F— you!” Larner shouted and, in classic British bloke style, called out the name of his favourite soccer team, stood up and began to fight them.

There were three of them. And just one of him. They had massive knives. He had his bare hands.

That didn't stop Larner from doing his best to beat the crap out of the terrorist scum who unleashed their havoc on beautiful downtown London this past weekend.

“I was on my own against all three of them, that’s why I got hurt so much,” Larner told media. He’s now recovering in hospital with multiple non-life threatening stab wounds. The British press have dubbed him the Lion of London Bridge for his ferocious bravery.

“It was just me, trying to grab them with my bare hands and hold on. I was swinging. I got stabbed and sliced eight times. They got me in my head, chest and both hands. There was blood everywhere.”

Larner’s not crying about it either. He’s in good spirits. You can bet that if he had to do it all over again, he’d just step up right up and get to it.

This man is a hero. His story should be one is everyone is talking about. This is the way you respond to terrorism. Forget about the tired “keep calm and carry on” slogan. Keep calm and fight back.

Larner is the much needed new face of anti-terrorism. He’s not alone. There were others. Like Romanian baker Florin Morariu, who chased one of the terrorists and smashed a crate over his head.

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick acknowledged these heroes: “Many, many people risked their own safety to help others and treat those seriously injured and to indeed confront the suspects involved. It’s clear to me the courage of those people during and following this attack was extraordinary.”

As terrorists move towards more mundane methods like vehicular ramming and stabbing attacks, they get harder to predict and prevent. While British authorities responded in an impressive eight minutes, that was still eight minutes of carnage that resulted in multiple dead and dozens wounded.

What do we do before the authorities arrive? We fight like hell. It’s the new civil defense. It’s about protecting our communities. Good men and women standing up for the others around them. The strong protecting the weak.

Sure, it’s easier said than done. But we still have to aspire to it and agree that it’s the right thing to do. The necessary thing to do.

The jihadists should know that the moment they start chanting their death cult calls, we’ll be right there, ready to take them on. The lion is ready to roar.

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