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From: sunny@sun.uucp (Ms. Sunny Kirsten)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: rape and other assorted stuff (Firearms for self defense)
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 14:05:46 EDT
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> > From what I have heard and read in the news accounts of rapes the majority
> > of attacks begin from behind and so the "colt equalizer" is of little or
> > no use at all unless the individual is walking along with the weapon in
> > her hand, safety off, and a round in the chamber and the hammer cocked.
> > 
> Incidentally, the only useful way to carry a semiauto pistol is with a 
> round in the chamber and the hammer cocked.  ("Excuse me sir, I need to
> pull back the slide and chamber a round.  Could you please wait a moment?")
> 
> > Maybe I'm wrong though......
> > 
It is true that the Colt .45 is not very safe to carry unless carried in a
holster with a thumbstrap which blocks the hammer while carried
"cocked and locked", or carried with the chamber empty.  It is also true that
the recoil is too much for many women.  It is also true that few women would
carry one in a holster.  All things considered, it's a poor choice for women
in day-to-day situations, where typical carry is in a purse.

There are however a number of double-action revolvers and autos quite suitable.
Ruger .38 revolvers come to mind, as does the S&W Model 39.

HOWEVER... few women are of the required frame of mind to carry a weapon at all.

				Sunny
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