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Rape Survivor Testifies before MD House in "Shall Issue" Legislation Debate (Original Post)
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2015
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No reasonable person would think a gun is the be-all and end-all of self defense
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2015
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Warpy
(113,032 posts)1. I'm sorry she was raped. I know her fear.
However, predators don't issue warnings and it would be relatively useless in a surprise situation.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)2. No reasonable person would think a gun is the be-all and end-all of self defense
Situational awareness is probably the best first-line defense for anyone- but not
all situations can be avoided.
Anyway, shouldn't that be up to the person to decide what's suitable?
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)3. I wish her the choice
to determine if she should carry or not.
GGJohn
(9,951 posts)4. But shouldn't it be her choice to choose how she want's to defend herself? eom.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)5. Try surprising me sometime. See how that works out.