Dem State Senator To Rape Victims: No Guns For You!

Investor's Business Daily ^ | March 7, 2013 | IBD EDITORIALS

[raptor22]

Gun Control: As the Colorado legislature considers a ban on campus concealed carry, a woman testifying how she was raped in a "safe zone" 50 feet from a police station is told that armed defense is useless.

It didn't receive quite as much media coverage as Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke's plea for free contraceptives before Congress but on Monday a young woman named Amanda Collins mustered the courage to testify before a Colorado legislative committee on that state's proposed gun ban legislation.

Collins was raped at gunpoint in a University of Nevada-Reno parking garage in October 2007. Nevada law prohibited her from carrying a gun on the campus, but her attacker had one. She was raped 50 feet away from the campus police department office. Her attacker was James Biela, a serial rapist who raped two other women and murdered another.

He attacked her at gunpoint in a gun-free zone. At the time of the attack, Collins had a concealed weapons permit but not her firearm due to university policies prohibiting carrying concealed weapons on campus. Just such a gun-free zone policy is why the Aurora, Colo., shooter chose the theater he did.

As she ended her compelling testimony, she asked the committee, "How does rendering me defenseless protect you against a violent crime?"

[TigersEye]

In response, Democrat Sen. Evie Hudak lectured her that "statistics are not on your side." She said that Collins had rudimentary training in martial arts, yet the rapist overpowered her and therefore could have taken her gun if she had one.

Hudak is stupid, inept and sick in the head.

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[hadaclueonce]

It is not the Colorado that I lived in from 79 to 84.

It was all the liberals running for cheaper housing that ruined a great state.

See my Tag.

[SandRat]

NCIS Special AgentLeroy Jethro Gibs Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife.

[Red Steel]

Hudak is another Dim who won by the skin of her teeth.

"November 6, 2012 General election candidates:

Democratic Party (United States) Evie Hudak: 35,664
Republican Party Lang Sias: 35,080
Libertarian Party Lloyd A. Sweeny: 5,104 "

[TigersEye]

Sheez! The CO GOP has been a mess for some time. If we could get it together we could easily take this state back from the Progressives commies. Unfortunately repealing laws once made is difficult even with a majority. These new gun control laws are setting CO on a very dangerous course.

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[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Here is a picture of senator Evie Hudak, holding an object she says if women used more often, they wouldn't have to go out in public trolling for a rapist to get the sex they need.

[nascarnation]

This is definitely one of the most “guilty” females on FR in quite a while, LOL.

[45semi]

Not to mention, fugly...

TWINS?

[Pontiac]

Women, Salazar opined, "couldn't possibly know if they are in danger. And you don't know if you feel like you're gonna be raped, or if you feel like someone's been following you around or if you feel like you're in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop ... pop around at somebody."

What a jerk

There are certainly times when a woman knows she is in danger. Like when she is in a college parking garage and a huge man she doesn’t know is pointing a gun at her.

Very few women are going to shoot someone that is simply following her. This guy is a condescending a-hole and should be elected out of office at the earliest opportunity.

[TigersEye]

Aiyeeeeeeeeeee!

She is definitely a Baby Ruth in Colorado's swimming pool.

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[TigersEye]

What the heck is that, a road flare? Is that what she uses for stimulation?

[bgill]

Another bad headline.

[cookcounty]

Here's the conversation-shocker you need to be ready with:

"It's too bad it was illegal for the staff at Sandy Hook to defend those kids."

[jsanders2001]

Even if she lost a ton of weight there still wouldn’t be any hope...

[jsanders2001]

She’d have to pay a rapist and even then...She’s in no real position to speak about fear of being a rape victim. She has no experience or “opportunities” as she probably sees them...

[ought-six]

Hudak? If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t that the name given to the beached whale in...where was it? Oregon?

[Standing Wolf]

This Coloradan has been thinking long and hard about Texas.

[Girlene]

Democrat Sen. Evie Hudak lectured her that "statistics are not on your side." She said that Collins had rudimentary training in martial arts, yet the rapist overpowered her and therefore could have taken her gun if she had one.

How does this even make sense? Using martial arts requires you to make contact. She wouldn't have needed to if she had a gun. As far as the rapist being able to use her weapon against her........ummmm, the rapist already HAD a gun. It's not like he would have been any more dangerous even if he could have taken her gun. Being able to carry would have given her a chance to escape, to take him down, a chance to hold him while she called the police.

These democrats are dangerous.

[familyop]

Here’s a point often missed by many. More women can better use an adjustable butt stock on an AR-15, because more often, they require a shorter length of pull. Women are more cheated out of effective self-defense by so-called assault weapons bans. Semi-automatic defense rifles with pistol grips, BTW, have a shorter length of pull than hunting rifles (shorter reach to the hand guard).

[Red Steel]

I went over the 65 CO district representative elections that were won by Dems Commies in 2012, and these districts are close or close enough that can be won by Rs, especially in an off presidential year election and with gun control being a central issue.

"STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 11
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 18
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 28
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 17
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 26
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 23
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 29
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 30
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 33
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 35
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 40
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 52
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DISTRICT 59"

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Back in the olden days a woman often had a derringer in her garter, and a long hat pin as backup. Now they are told to pee and puke on themselves.

[elcid1970]

“She’d have to pay a rapist and even then...”

The rapist would claim emotional trauma and sue.

[TigersEye]

Absolutely. I am sure this gun control crap will have a big backlash.

[raisetheroof]

Hudak is another Dim who won by the skin of her teeth.

"November 6, 2012 General election candidates:

Democratic Party (United States) Evie Hudak: 35,664
Republican Party Lang Sias: 35,080
Libertarian Party Lloyd A. Sweeny: 5,104 "

Another villain in all this is, now Senate President, John Morse.

2010 election results:
John Morse (D) 13,866
Owen Hill (R) 13,526
Douglas W. Randall (L) 1,320

Being mostly a libertarian myself, it's rather painful to me to notice that but for the Libertarian candidates, both Hudak and Morse would likely have lost.

I'm still a libertarian, but there are purists who let perfection be the enemy of the good enough -- both ended up losing, and what we were left with was just bad.

[metmom]

In response, Democrat Sen. Evie Hudak lectured her that "statistics are not on your side." She said that Collins had rudimentary training in martial arts, yet the rapist overpowered her and therefore could have taken her gun if she had one.

Not if she had shot him first.

And that would have ended his serial rape spree and saved the taxpayers plenty of money.

The senator is a moron I sure hope his security personal are not armed.

[TigersEye]

Her security personnel. See her pic on this thread.

She's a moron. Martial arts only work if you are in physical contact with the attacker. Firearms work from a distance. Good point about ending his career.

[metmom]

It’s been a long week.

Not to mention proudly posting comments on threads without reading them for seven years and counting.

:)

Nah. Sometimes even when I read it, I more skim it and miss pertinent details.

We’ll just leave it that politician = moron unless otherwise stated.

[Sherman Logan]

Except for the nit that use of firearms is a martial art.

[LtKerst]

What would you expect from a Democrat?

Logic?

She is a commie Rat traitor.

[LtKerst]

Yes...Thank you all you stupid Libertarians....

[a fool in paradise]

Take two morning after pills and put some ice on it in the morning.

The Democrats’ War on Women continues.

[TigersEye]

Yeah, that’s what everyone thinks when they hear the term ‘martial arts.’ /s

[TigersEye]

We should thank the CO GOPe too for being the Progressive-Lite Party.

[Jack Hammer]

“We are your government; we are here to help you.”

We brought a body bag that is just your size.

[stevie_d_64]

So are the people in his district that voted for this waste of air...

I would have just as much contempt for them as I do for this thing...

But hey, they made their bed, now ya gotta lie in it...Deal with it...Don’t come cryin’ to the rest of us if it doesn’t work out...

[stevie_d_64]

Way to go Libertarians!!! /sarc

Should have thought this one through instead of firing up and smoking that last bowl...

[Trailerpark Badass]

AR15's, at least those in .223/5.56 are easy for women to shoot because they were designed that way (well, not specifically for women, but as a rifle with minimal recoil).

The straight-line stock, the low reciprocating mass/lack of gas piston assembly of the direct gas impingement design, of course the caliber itself, and as you mention, the adjustable LOP, make the AR about the BEST home defense tool for women.

People who advise women (who are not regular shooters) to use a shotgun, at least using it with a load that might actually stop an attacker, are either very stupid or evil.

[familyop]

"People who advise women (who are not regular shooters) to use a shotgun, at least using it with a load that might actually stop an attacker, are either very stupid or evil."

Well, for those who only have shotguns, there are those fancy, springy Blackhawk shotgun stocks, flechette loads or 00 buck for pointing at upper leg areas for first shots, etc. Okay, I'm evil in a way. ;-)

[Trailerpark Badass]

Hey, if the girl wants to have fun, I ain’t gonna stop her, either.

[Eagles6]

HA! My first thought was “that’s RD in drag!”