Posted on 02/25/2013 6:32:58 AM PST by marktwain
The controversy over the Public Safety attack-prevention tips list highlights the broader debate at the state level concerning the right to carry a concealed weapon on college campuses.
Everyone from Sean Hannity to Cosmopolitan recognized the tips as impractical, ridiculous and demeaning. And it would be equally demeaning to limit a woman’s options when it comes to deterring attackers, namely taking away her right to carry a weapon.
Women should not have to resort to physical self-deprecation or focus on making themselves feel less “attractive” in order to protect themselves. After all, the attacker is the one who should be facing consequences, not the woman he targets.
“The 10 tips were considered last resort options when all other defense methods have been exhausted,” the website now reads.
Despite its exclusion, having a concealed weapon is one of those other defense methods – one that should be recognized by the university as well as those state legislators considering a policy change.
The context for this as a practical defense method lies in the fact that in the vast majority of cases, the criminal is deterred after someone brandishes a firearm or fires a warning shot.
While the number of incidents can be exaggerated, a paper from the CATO Institute published last year shows that even in the most conservative of estimates, guns are used as means of self-defense in hundreds of thousands of cases a year.
According to one study, nearly 10 percent of self-defense cases involve women defending against abuse or sexual assault.
It’s the classic self-defense argument for a reason – it works.
(Excerpt) Read more at uccsscribe.com ...
yeah you are supposed to scream, kick your heels off and pee on yourself, great
My compact Glock came with a magazine from the factory holding 15. It should not be made illegal anywhere in the US.
Colt 1911 is the perfect “rape whistle”!!!
That senile clown doesn’t have to worry about his wife’s defense. She has Secret Service protection 24/7, with all the fire power they need to protect the ruling class. Why was this fact not brought up when criticizing another of his nanny-state fictions?
Speaking of a war on women. Why are we not protesting at the top of our lungs!!
Some of us are:
www.2ASisters.org
Join us and get in the fight!
Some of us are:
www.2ASisters.org
Join us and get in the fight!
Where does NOW stand on this issue?
Come on. Just teach them to whistle...that’s all they need! /s
You forgot...vomit
“The broad wording of the decision in Peterson v. Martinez creates a far-reaching national precedent against carrying a loaded handgun outside the home.”
What utter nonsense. It simply reinforces the existing Constitutional finding that concealed weapons can be regulated. It says nothing against carrying a loaded handgun outside the home, because it does not address open carry.
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