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In reply to the discussion: Guns Make Domestic Violence Deadlier [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)31. You assume that women are "given" arms after an assault.
Most of the women I know who are armed didn't wait for an assault, but acted proactively. Most seem well-versed in situational awareness as well. In any case, it's their choice, and as a man, I choose not to speak for them.
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First it's "gun humper", now it's "follower." You gunners are a delicate bunch.
SecularMotion
Apr 2014
#26
Anyone with a conviction for domestic violence, felony or a TRO is a "prohibited person"
DonP
Apr 2014
#21
Well, until you're nominated, confirmed and seated on SCOTUS we'll just go along with them
DonP
Apr 2014
#35
It never ceases to amaze me that when people speak in defense of a woman's right to choose
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#33
Ah, so this is why the post-Sandy-Hook legislative goal of Feinstein and Bloomburg...
krispos42
Apr 2014
#32
But if a woman decides to defend herself you want her disarmed. Got it.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2014
#36