Or is it that women are simply far more likely to be unarmed?
Women do not "choose" to be targets. The majority of women were raised to depend on a man for protection. It's the whole "gender equality" thing in a different guise. Little girls are still raised differently from little boys. This is the root of the problem. Until girls and women are taught and believe that they have an equal right and responsibility to defend and protect themselves, things will not improve greatly. I am an older woman who now carries CC and occasionally OC. I am an independently minded person and always have been. But still it took being close to a mall shooting to wake me up and make me realize that I need more than my dog to protect me. I train and practice on a regular basis and I carry almost 100% of the time, except for restricted places. I also try to educate other women to the need for them to learn to protect themselves.
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Let me see, guns in civilian hands should not be used for shooting people. Hmm ? I wonder,,who this progressive is. I carry, 99.9% of the time, I will not risk my life depending on law enforcement that is under no legal requirement to defend my life, property or freedom. All people that can own and carry a firearm should. Want to see crime rates drop? Start by weeding out the bad guys buy the laws of nature, only the strong and smart survive!
This makes it any less of a choice?
I still stand by my original post on the subject. There are more women armed now than ever before. Societal change takes time, sometimes a lot of time. I will not discuss this with you any longer; you have your opinions and I have mine. But from your latest post, you certainly seem to dislike women in general and the ones who are unarmed in particular. That attitude will not make women want to defend themselves with guns. The same could be said about men; I have dated several who were horrified to find that I carry a gun and wouldn't defend themselves with one to save their lives, so you can quit picking on women being unarmed. Education is the key, not criticizing or disliking people who don't do things your way. To say women are gun hating liberals is not accurate, some are, some aren't. I believe this forum has a rule about criticizing in a deragatory manner groups of people. You're close to stepping over that line.
Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I have a fanny pack that I use in warm weather; still have to take it off when I clean bathrooms. I much prefer to have the gun on me than in a purse, but I do what I can.
I think the point Ixtow was trying to make is that it is a choice to remain unarmed. I certainly hope he wasn't suggesting that these people chose to be attacked or deserved the horrid outcome. I for one applaud you for your effort, and any other person who chooses to take responsibility for themselves. We've all heard and bought into some bad arguments in our life, but as adults we have the responsibility to wade through this information, identify the truth, and make our choices. Regardless of how "most women" are raised or how society treats them, it still boils down to a personal choice by an adult with free will. I see no difference between the man or the woman who makes the wrong choice.
IXTOW has a point. I dunno about the slippery slope to communism, but the helpless female act is old and stale. The only reason women continue to do it is because it strikes a chord in men and makes us do things for them out of pity. It is manipulative.