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Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by garmaine on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:08PM (#28558362)
> The idea that people should not have to give up all of their ability to fight.

Fight...whom? How? A gun is a very blunt instrument. If you want to learn how to defend yourself, take a self-defense class and buy something non-lethal like mace.

Why is a gun necessary for self-defense?

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Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by qball on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:47PM (#28558772)
Because "in case of emergency, press button" works when issued from the hands of a 5' 110-pound woman against a 7' 250-pound man in a way that the other options simply do not.
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Re:Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds by garmaine on Monday September 20, 2021 @04:16PM (#28598403)
Guns aren’t as simple as “in case of emergency, push button” and stopping power for handguns is nonexistent.

If you want a defensive weapon that is easy to use and hard to screw up, buy mace. If you want stopping power, buy a taser.

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