O+ Guns: Women Becoming Armed & Dangerous, and Safer


	O+ Guns: Women Becoming Armed & Dangerous, and Safer

blueridge

10-28-2009 8:12 PM

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guns, women, crime, personal safety, self defense

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2 articles and a video on the subject and growing trend

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#e5e5e5;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/54eedd7a-c1b8-4100-b4bc-c076889a4421/153573A5-1D11-4ABF-9146-583965B2C4D0/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/women.handguns.increasing.2.1274866.html" href="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/women.handguns.increasing.2.1274866.html" style="font-size: 11px;">cbs2chicago.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/women.handguns.increasing.2.1274866.html"><H2>Number Of Women Buying Handguns Increasing</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/women.handguns.increasing.2.1274866.html"><DIV>
    Local gun shop owners say they're seeing an increase in the number of women shoppers right now. The reasons, they say, are many, including the downturn in the economy and violence on the street. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cbs2chicago.com/local/women.handguns.increasing.2.1274866.html"><DIV>
And she's not alone. A National Shooting Sports Foundation survey found that the top two reasons women seek firearms training are for personal protection and target practice. </DIV></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.besafeguntraining.com/womens-first-handgun-buy/ch2-why-handguns.htm" href="http://www.besafeguntraining.com/womens-first-handgun-buy/ch2-why-handguns.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.besafeguntraining.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.besafeguntraining.com/womens-first-handgun-buy/ch2-why-handguns.htm"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD width="459" valign="top" align="center"><H1><FONT size="5" face="Arial"><B> </B></FONT></H1>
                <H1><B><FONT size="6" face="Arial">Women's First Handgun
                Purchase</FONT></B></H1>
                <H2><FONT size="5" face="Arial">Chapter Two - </FONT><FONT size="5" face="Arial">Why
                Handguns</FONT></H2>
              </TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.besafeguntraining.com/womens-first-handgun-buy/ch2-why-handguns.htm"><SPAN>Pepper
                spray is a worthy self-defense tool but it has its limitations.<SPAN> 
                </SPAN>Stun guns are often ineffective.<SPAN> 
                </SPAN>Knives and batons require an inordinate amount of
                training and expertise to use effectively.<O:P>
                </O:P>
                </SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.besafeguntraining.com/womens-first-handgun-buy/ch2-why-handguns.htm">Long
                guns can do the job but are impractical as carry weapons.<SPAN> 
                </SPAN>You can’t put these things in your purse or your
                pocket.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Shotguns
                are good for home defense and certainly should be considered.<SPAN> 
                </SPAN>However, handguns can be effective as home weapons and
                have the added benefit of possible double duty as a carry tool
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