Cuz I don't want to get hit by a stray bullet that missed it's intended target
And why would you stand behind a guy raping a girl?
And why would you stand behind a guy raping a girl?
With all due respect, that is a ridiculous question.
Ever heard of ricochet or poor aim?
With all due respect, that is a ridiculous question.
Ever heard of ricochet or poor aim?
And how many people get killed every year by the ricochet of a bullet fired by a woman who missed the guy that was raping her?
and how many rapes in Canada were prevented because the woman had a gun?
A big fat zero! I bet a fair number of raped women in Canada wished they had a gun when it happened though! But some selfish people are too afraid of "getting hit by ricochet" so they won't allow the victims to get the tools to defend themselves.
"Get raped and then, if you're still alive, file the police report. No big deal".
A big fat zero! I bet a fair number of raped women in Canada wished they had a gun when it happened though! But some selfish people are too afraid of "getting hit by ricochet" so they won't allow the victims to get the tools to defend themselves.
"Get raped and then, if you're still alive, file the police report. No big deal".
Well, that or the woman gets raped then shot by the gun sh'es just been relieved of
Because the first thing that a criminal does when he has a .38 pointing at his face is to try to steal the gun.
I can think of plenty of different common scenarios where a gun would have (and did) save a woman from being raped. Guy approaching with a knife, for example.Hmmm.
I agree a gun would be handy if the rapist approached their victim from the front, introduced themselves as a rapist, and said "You have 30 seconds to remove any gun you might have from your handbag. After that time, I am going to rape you".
I'm not aware of any reported rapes that went down that way. Almost always it is an attack from behind for starters, and given the victim is obviously overpowered they won't be able to even touch their gun let alone fire it....not to mention that it's likely that the perp would grab the gun and possible shoot her with it given his superior strength (if he didn't have that he wouldn't be able to rape her in the first place), and that firing a gun when extremely close to your target can be as harmful to shooter as the target.
It is also interesting to note that the overwhelming majority of people who insist upon having gun/s are male.
I can think of plenty of different common scenarios where a gun would have (and did) save a woman from being raped. Guy approaching with a knife, for example.
I'm done with this thread now. You guys have never shot a gun or done any research on this subject, you are arguing over a subject you absolutely don't know and it's pointless.
Because the first thing that a criminal does when he has a .38 pointing at his face is to try to steal the gun.
LOL.
How do you know who has and has not shot a gun?
One doesn't have to be a research fellow at university to have an opinion!
I've been hunting several times FWIW. How do you like them apples?
You're picking up your bat and ball and storming home, because others have an opinion different to yours and you don't like it. Perhaps you're running out of arguments? Regardless, don't make it about anyone else, because it is squarely about you i.e. nobody is asking you to leave.
As I said, the majority of rapes are a perp attacking from BEHIND.
Even if it's true, what about THE MINORITY that CAN be stopped? If you were stuck in such a bad situation, would you not want to have the absolute maximum of options available to you?
Why don't you want the victims to be able to defend themselves? Or at least have a chance? Are you selfish to the point of saying "the hell with the rape victim, what if she can't hit the target that is a few feet away and I get a ricochet in the leg? It will never happen, but it could. Fuck her I'm not taking this chance. No gun for you lady. Get raped."?
I will not join the fraternity of cowards. I will train, I will learn and I will pray I never have to put that training to use. And I will fight against anyone who tries to take that right away from me.
Your comments are an insult to my values and the values of every other member who doesn't support the wholesale carrying of guns by citizens.
Ok, I AM stepping out of the thread. Not because I don't feel I have a valid say, right to my opinion or can't back up my words. Rather, when words like coward and selfish are being thrown about, it's becoming personal, and not about one's beliefs but against other people's and their character