Guns Save Lives!

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2nd Amendment

…Get the facts.

Women, in particular, need guns for safety. In 89.6% of violent
crimes where women are the intended victims, the offender does not
have a gun; and only 10% of rapists carry a gun. So armed women
have an advantage over their attackers.

A Justice Department study discovered that of more than 32,000
attempted rapes, 32% were actually successful. But when those
women were armed, only 3% of the attempted rapes were
successful.

Please Note: This is a brief story, not a complete
argument. These “Facts of the Day” are used in
context to make a complete argument in a brand new,
42-page booklet published by American Liberty
Foundation, “How to Persuade Your Friends & Family
Guns Prevent Crime and Save Lives.”

  • http://www.me3dia.com Cinnamon

    I’m assuming you’re talking about rapes where the woman did NOT know her attacker. 75% of all rapes are committed by someone the victim knows. So, in order for a gun to protect her all the time, she would have to keep it on her. And she would have to be willing to shoot someone she knows. It is much more effective for women to take hands-on self-defense training classes.

    Owning a gun should not be a crime, I’m not saying that. But, I’ve known many women who have purchased a gun to protect themselves and then found that their gun is useless at the time they were attacked. If a woman lives in a home that is likely to be broken into, then a gun can afford a level of saftey. But, it shouldn’t be the only, or the primary, protection against a physical attack.

  • http://jason.trommetter.org/ Jason

    Those comments apply even when the woman knows her attacker. I didn’t note any exceptions in the pamphlet.