Guardian (UK): Indian women turn to firearms against threat of violence

[dimbear]

7. She would be far better off with a chemical weapon like pepper spray, probably.

Thing about pepper spray is you and everybody else end up crying, but only the mugger gets arrested.

Plus if you lose possession, you only lose possessions.

Also I never heard of a can of pepper spray blowing up in your hand like a cheap gun.

My boss once was looking to buy a cheap Italian semiautomatic pistol. On the very first shot, the carriage went flying over his shoulder. Now get this: he tried another one. I swear to god. Of course, he could have been lying when he told that story.