Bringing Firearms When Moving to B.I.

[missydog1]

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Originally posted by 4antares

The majority of sexual assaults on women are opportunistic surprise attacks where it is unlikely the women would have a chance to get to their gun. I know three women who have been attacked when they had a gun in their purse. Did it help them? No, it gave the creep a weapon to use against them, which they did. Martial arts training would have served them better.
As far as resisting tyranny goes, that is a nice delusion to believe in. Sure you may have your Alamo moment and get to feel like John Wayne but in reality you have no chance against even the weaponry of the local police, much less the federal government, if they are intent on eliminating you. I had a friend, a very well armed Vietnam combat vet who had no compunction about defending himself or killing others if needed, who tried. His Alamo experience lasted less than fifteen minutes and he was going up against a small, rural county sheriff's department.
As for home defense, a sawed off shotgun is far more effective than a handgun. Just the sound of a round being chambered is enough to deter most criminals. Plus you don't have to be as accurate. As is mentioned elsewhere here, the majority of crime in the area is burglary, not robbery. If you aren't home, it doesn't matter if you have a gun handy beyond the fact that in all likelihood your gun will end up in the hands of the criminal.
I am neither for or against guns. They are just inanimate tools given purpose by the individual holding them. But I do find that most of the rationales offered for their justification come from those who live their lives in fear.

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Very well said.

A friend of a friend of mine was blitz attacked in a restroom at a truck stop (in Ohio as it happened). She was brutally stabbed to death by a stranger. I don't see how a gun would have helped unless she had it in hand while she did her business and washed her hands.

Martial arts, yes, or maybe the old tried and true which is women stick together and don't go in potentially unsafe places alone.

But this is getting far from Puna ...
What about Dana Ireland? Should she have been riding her bike gun in hand?

coppercoin, sorry, I can't read your post. Needs white space! The Enter key is your friend. []