Help me out ladies... not sure if this is the right forum, since it's not necessarily firearm related, but at least it's about women.
OK, so I was strolling through Gander Mountain and saw pepper spray in a pink container with proceeds going to support breast cancer research. OK, cool. Then I thought how cool it would be if there a pink pistol version. Then I almost laughed at how absurd the breast cancer awareness people would think I was for suggesting such a thing.
Lately I have been thinking (again) about some of the things that we (not WE, INGO, but we, like police, women's groups, etc.) tell women they should do if attacked...
I have heard several times from women, in regards to carrying a gun say, "Jeez, I don't want to kill anyone!"
Just a few months ago my mom went to the Indy 1500 with me and she bought a stun gun. I asked her "Why would you want anyone that close to you?" (She has a .38 and LTCH).
Some of the other advice you see given makes me wonder "What are we really telling women?" Carry your keys like brass knuckles. Tell the guy who wants to rape you that you have AIDS. Make yourself throw up. Take a self defense class. Don't carry a handgun, he'll just take it from you and use it against you. What about your mace or stun gun? Won't he just take that too?
Personally I don't get the whole "I don't want to kill anyone" thing.
Of course you don't, but obviously the thug couldn't give a rats @$$ about what what happens to you!
I have a sister who is 6'1" and played college basketball, she probably weighs 190#. She is STRONG, but I would even worry about her abilities after taking "a self defense class."
Sure, sometimes the non-lethal techniques work, but sometimes they don't.
"Don't come near me; I'll scratch you with my keys!"
"I'll puke on you!"
"I'll stomp on your toe and poke you in the eye and kick you in the groin!"
"I have AIDS!!!"
"Hey, me too, baby!"
Are they kidding? (Or am I sexist? ... Really.)
OK, so I was strolling through Gander Mountain and saw pepper spray in a pink container with proceeds going to support breast cancer research. OK, cool. Then I thought how cool it would be if there a pink pistol version. Then I almost laughed at how absurd the breast cancer awareness people would think I was for suggesting such a thing.
Lately I have been thinking (again) about some of the things that we (not WE, INGO, but we, like police, women's groups, etc.) tell women they should do if attacked...
I have heard several times from women, in regards to carrying a gun say, "Jeez, I don't want to kill anyone!"
Just a few months ago my mom went to the Indy 1500 with me and she bought a stun gun. I asked her "Why would you want anyone that close to you?" (She has a .38 and LTCH).
Some of the other advice you see given makes me wonder "What are we really telling women?" Carry your keys like brass knuckles. Tell the guy who wants to rape you that you have AIDS. Make yourself throw up. Take a self defense class. Don't carry a handgun, he'll just take it from you and use it against you. What about your mace or stun gun? Won't he just take that too?
Personally I don't get the whole "I don't want to kill anyone" thing.
Of course you don't, but obviously the thug couldn't give a rats @$$ about what what happens to you!
I have a sister who is 6'1" and played college basketball, she probably weighs 190#. She is STRONG, but I would even worry about her abilities after taking "a self defense class."
Sure, sometimes the non-lethal techniques work, but sometimes they don't.
"Don't come near me; I'll scratch you with my keys!"
"I'll puke on you!"
"I'll stomp on your toe and poke you in the eye and kick you in the groin!"
"I have AIDS!!!"
"Hey, me too, baby!"
Are they kidding? (Or am I sexist? ... Really.)