By JACKIE TAYLOR | March 4, 2026

Time to be careful

We Americans are pretty lucky. We don’t have roadside bombings like we’ve seen happen in Israel, Iran, Iraq – and even in other First World countries in the European region.

We need something, we go to the local grocery store and buy it. We don’t think about walking into a suicide bomber that is bent on pressing the trigger as he thinks he’ll spend eternity with seven virgins.

I think about it when I happen to go to Kohl’s at 119th and Metcalf in Overland Park; a side-trip to Walmart brings it front and center. If there is a place where I feel I’m in danger, it’s at that Walmart store.

There is a mix of many people groups there – Jewish, Sikhs, Muslim, Christians and more. A place, I feel, is made for a suicide bomber bent on retaliation against the West, and Israel, to do much damage.

Americans are fortunate that when we feel we want to go to the movies, we go. Many, except the well-trained, walk into soft targets like movie theaters, concert halls, etc. without a thought in mind that they are sitting ducks if a deranged individual, or one bent on seeing Allah, decides he is going to murder a few unarmed individuals out for a fun evening.

Texas experienced such a massacre Sunday morning, as reported on FoxNews.com, “The gunman in Sunday morning’s shooting outside a bar in Austin, Texas, had pictures of Iranian leaders inside his apartment as investigators are reviewing evidence that indicates a “potential nexus to terrorism,” according to a report.

“Ndiaga Diagne, 53, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal, was identified as the suspect in Sunday’s shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden shortly before 2 a.m., law enforcement sources told Fox News. According to CBS News, Diagne had pictures of Iranian leaders at his home as well as an Iranian flag. Three people, including the suspect, were killed in the shooting that left an additional 14 people injured, officials said.

“Law enforcement sources also told Fox News that the shooter was wearing a sweatshirt that read “Property of Allah” as well as an undershirt with an Iranian flag. The sources said a Quran was also found in Diagne’s car.”

Diagne was neutralized at the scene, another statistic of what is beginning to look like a person that was radicalized and, 26 years after entering the United States, turned his weapons on U.S. citizens.

The FBI issued a stark warning to U.S. citizens Tuesday morning concerning potential lone wolf or terror cells unleashing terror on our country.

Biden let in millions of illegal aliens from all over the world, with no vetting, and no tracking – many have been caught by President Trump, but many have not. People from known terrorist countries such as Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc. have embedded themselves into our society; I’m hoping they are here to gain a new, productive, safe life -but I’d imagine for several it’s to strike terror into the hearts of our country.

The time is right to begin thinking about safety for our families; look at places your travel, shop, etc. Is it safe? Where is the nearest exit? How can I keep my family alive if something were to happen?

Kansas and Missouri have good gun laws for those who wish to carry a concealed weapon. The time is right to go to the range and practice safe marksmanship. Know your weapon, know how and when you can safely brandish it.

Putting your head in the sand that nothing will happen here is not going to cut it. America is pounding the snot out of Iran; but their sleeper cells are in waiting to do damage to the heartland. Don’t be a victim, get training and be proactive in your own safety.