Gun Control & RKBA

Meiko

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19. I had not realized that

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2012, 01:10 PM

May 2012

crime in India had become such a problem, but I suppose it follows. Overcrowding,food shortages,unemployment...I am sure the list goes on and on. What is the population over there right now, 1.21 billion people. I can't imagine living like that. I watched an hour long program on India and man what a mess they have. I honestly would not even want to visit.

It looks like the women have been empowered over there and are taking the lead with the concealed carry thing, good for them. I wonder if there will be any new markets opening up for the sale of more reliable handguns. Even a business teaching firearms safety might be pretty lucrative. It will be interesting to see how this plays out or whether or not the Indian government puts a stop to it.

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Guardian (UK): Indian women turn to firearms against threat of violence [View all] friendly_iconoclast May 2012 OP

yup Skittles May 2012 #1

in absolute terms gejohnston May 2012 #2

"gun culture" Skittles May 2012 #3

your point? gejohnston May 2012 #4

"gun culture" Remmah2 May 2012 #14

Did someone belch out "gun culture"? Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #23

Hopefully she is aware that a .22 must be aimed very carefully to be effective. dimbear May 2012 #5

Far better weapon for anyone. ManiacJoe May 2012 #6

She would be far better off with a chemical weapon like pepper spray, probably. dimbear May 2012 #7

Nope, pound-for-pound she is far better off with a gun. DanM May 2012 #9

Having both would be best since ManiacJoe May 2012 #15

No sir. Callisto32 May 2012 #16

Goodness gracious me...?? Scribejohn May 2012 #26

Gandhi would approve . . . DanM May 2012 #8

72 year old grandmother defends herself. safeinOhio May 2012 #10

And what relation does that have with the OP. Trying to hijack the thread? oneshooter May 2012 #11

"women turn to firearms against threat of violence" safeinOhio May 2012 #12

Maybe someday you'll figure out that 'anecdote' is *not* the singular form of 'data'... friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #17

In the field of social science safeinOhio May 2012 #18

Your stat classes come out of a Cracker Jack box? Clames May 2012 #20

Protip: Anecdotes are more relevant when they come from the same side of the planet... friendly_iconoclast May 2012 #21

At least my prof had a sense of humor. safeinOhio May 2012 #22

Great story Xela May 2012 #13

I had not realized that Meiko May 2012 #19

Yes - great story. Simo 1939_1940 May 2012 #24

Their version of our NRA was recently organized. GreenStormCloud May 2012 #25