It is worth noting in the tragic Utah shooting incident that because one man was prepared, he saved the lives of untold people. Ken Hammond was having dinner with his wife when he heard gun shots. He jumped to his feet, and stopped the killer. We don’t know what would have happened had Ken Hammond not been there and prepared to defend the innocent. What we do know is that out of a mall full of people one man displayed the indispensable quality of being always ready and stopped the killer in his tracks. Hammond, an off duty police officer saw it as his duty to defend. Every father in America should take their role as protectors just as seriously.