Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site kontron.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!pertec!kontron!cramer From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: rape and other assorted stuff (Firearms for self defense) Message-ID: <329@kontron.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 12:00:23 EDT Article-I.D.: kontron.329 Posted: Fri Jul 5 12:00:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 11:12:10 EDT References: <191@cuuxa.UUCP> <2919@sdcc3.UUCP> <2301@sun.uucp> <257@kontron.UUCP> <176@ihlpl.UUCP> <295@kontron.UUCP> <2380@sun.uucp> Distribution: net Organization: Kontron Electronics, Irvine, CA Lines: 31 > > 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. > My wife is no Amazon, but she's a better shot with our .45 than I am. (Warning to all rapists: do not break into my home when my wife is there. It will be your last attempt.) Note: I wasn't seriously recommending a Colt .45 for carrying on the street; Colt now builds a .380 which is a little more appropriate. > 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 I suspect if women were of the required frame of mind to carry a weapon, they would be less likely to be annoyed in the petty ways women are hassled by slimy creeps, because the required frame of mind to carry a weapon is, "I'm tired of living in fear." A "please, no crap" attitude would help a lot.