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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
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Subject: Re: rape and other assorted stuff (Firearms for self defense)
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Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 12:00:23 EDT
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> > 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.