Guns: Women, Protection and Safety
Posted by SHEMA Gurls on
May 7, 2009
It’s a known fact that most crime victims are women. What can we do to protect ourselves and feel safe? Well for most of us it’s having a gun around that will help. It is also a new phenomenon of women gun owners for a lot of different reasons. More women are packing heat just to feel safe. If you live in a high crime area, live alone or have been victimized before you are probably one of them. It’s not just a fashion statement.
The law says you can shoot to kill if you are in reasonable danger. Although carrying a gun may make you feel at ease experts warn if you aren’t prepared to pull the trigger, you shouldn’t own a gun.
If you are a woman and are thinking about owning a gun you should first get the proper training. This will solve a lot a problems like trigger happy fingers or being just too scared to even pull the trigger when danger is staring you right in the face.
~ How do you feel about women and guns?
~ What do feel is reasonable danger to use a gun?
~ Have you ever been victimized?
~ What about the issue of having guns in the home with small children, how can we protect them from unneccessary harm?
~ Are you a woman gun owner and does it make you feel safe or are you still hesitant about using it or carrying it on your person?
~ How do you feel about the President’s Stand on Gun Control?
Please use the comment area here to share with us your feelings on women and guns for protection and safety.
On May 15th @ 8 pm PT / 11 pm ET we will have a live follow up discussion with gun expert and CCW trainer Rick Ector (http://www.detroitccw.com) on our BTR show. He will share with us important information about women and gun ownership and will be available to answer your questions you post here or ask on our show. Please join us.
~Your S-H-E-M-A Gurls Team~
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the_shema_gurls
3 Responses to “Guns: Women, Protection and Safety”
I think anyone who wants to carry a gun, legally has that right to do so, but every precaution should be taken and they should be trained in how and when to use it.
You should use a gun if you or your loved ones are facing the threat of danger to self or lost of life.
Yes I have been a victim but have not used a gun and I don’t think I could use a gun unless my life was being threatened.
I don’t think that guns should be kept anywhere that a child of any age ca get to it period. Keep the gun in a locked box.
I do not own a gun myself and I don’t want to own one. I do believe that if one wants to own a gun and does so legally that is there choice.
By Diana aka Ladee16 on May 10, 2009
Great topic! I think women living in cities of 300,000 or more residents should own a gun. If the government passed laws restricting gun ownership today, this would would provide criminals with free reign to own guns because criminals don’t obey the law.
Women who work late at night or go out alone frequently should consider owning a gun. Criminals usually don’t approach a group of women or women accompanied by men.
Women who live alone in a suburban or urban environment should own a gun for perps who keep an eye on women’s patterns of coming and going. Women who park on the street and walk to their door should consider owning a gun.
Growing up in Miami, I saw too many incidents where women could have prevented assaults, burglaries, and late night booty calls that went bad. Not saying that women should shoot first and ask questions later all the time, but a warning shot to let the perp know that hot ass metal to the cranium may be in store if the criminal doesn’t step back.
I’m not talking about just threats from dudes, but women also rob, steal, assault, etc. Guys may need to put some hot metal in them as well, pardon the pun.
I own a gun license to keep a weapon in the home and might apply for a license to carry a concealed weapon. In Florida and Texas, you can now apply for a concealed gun license and criminals think twice before stepping to you.
Every person considering owning a gun should take courses in small arms safety, handling, storing and firing.
I received my weapons training while serving in the US Armed Forces.
By Clarence Nappier on May 13, 2009
Well I’ve never been a victim but I would like to own a gun and get proper training and wouldn’t hesitate in using it I might be a little nervous who wouldn’t be? But in a dangerous situation it’s either them or me I choose me. Cause nowadays these people are crazy, killing and robbing random people with a blink of an eye so I would like to protect myself. And I agree with Lady16 keep it locked from children.
By Tanay on May 13, 2009