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That's what I was thinking as I read - just having a gun is not enough to protect onesself, and if a woman thinks it is, then it would be a false sense of security.

The article's author is speaking more from politics and emotion, but there is a grain of truth to it.

An assailant usually strikes first (you can't pre-emptively shoot a suspected mugger) and the element of surprise is on his side. He isn't going to wait while his prey fumbles through her huge, disorganized purse for her 38. However a good swift kick in the clangers might give her a chance to run.

59 posted on 06/11/2003 6:47:34 AM PDT by VoiceOfBruck (you can never be too thin, too rich, or too paranoid)

He isn't going to wait while his prey fumbles through her huge, disorganized purse for her 38.

My carry purse has a separate compartment accessed from the exterior side gussett that allows me to reach in and pull out my 9 mm in one easy movement. No fuss, no muss.

HairOfTheDog has a rig I've been trying to find that allows her to retain her weapon in the event of a purse snatching. Thief has the purse and she has the gun - surprise!