The New Year is upon us. My wishes for my readers is for a year of good health, prosperity and confidence in America. Unfortunately, past experience has taught us that for approximately 24% of American women, the year will end with a devastating attempted or completed rape. This past year saw a good number of sensational sexual attacks, some ending in murder, of unarmed women. In reviewing the statistics for this year, one won’t find a single incidence of a properly trained, gun carrying female who was raped and/or killed. This year also marks the end of the single most anti-gun administration in our nation’s history. Perhaps it is time to turn to turn these statistics around.
“The purpose of a pistol is to a stop a fight that somebody else started, almost always at a very short range.” Col. Jeff Cooper, gun advocate and master tactician.
Men tend to buy handguns for many reasons, personal defense, competitions, and hunting being among them, while women are buying handguns at an unprecedented rate for personal defense. In 2005, women comprised about 13% of the gun owners in America. In 2020, the number rose to 25% and has grown steadily since, in fact comprising the single fastest growing demographic in that group.
Is this the year that women in your household or under your influence join this movement? It will take years for an Administration to seriously challenge lawlessness in America, which has grown exponentially under the current woke administration and courts that are unbelievably soft on crime. This is why I begin the New Year advocating for the safety of the female population in particular and the rest of the population in general. Now for some advice……
Pictured below are three currently popular concealed/carry handguns. There is no point in training and understanding armed self defense if you do not plan to train and actually carry. These pistols are all effective personal defense weapons, however so is a 1911 pistol that weighs 3 times more and is far more effective ballistically. The difference is that few women will sport a 1911 pistol but can most definitely carry one of these smaller handguns. The pistol on the bottom is a Ruger LCP in a basic caliber, .380 ACP. The next up is the superlative Smith&Wesson Bodyguard, also in .380 ACP and the top is a FN Reflex in 9mm Luger, a very powerful personal carry caliber. All three are comfortable carry pistols, however the LCP is not comfortable to shoot while the other two are. I know better than to recommend guns and calibers to my readers, many of whom are very familiar with hand gunning. The fact is that preferences will be dictated, most likely, by a male shooter acquaintance of the women taking up this business.
I want to start the New Year off with a dose of reality. Our lax courts, handcuffed law enforcement coupled with the proclivities of people who turn to violence in increasing numbers have resulted in this piece. You do not choose to be assaulted but you can damn sure choose put a stop to an assault. This is one way!
Have a wonderful New Year filled with success and good health. While you are at it, train and equip to underscore personal safety.
Have a great week!
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