Joe wrote:

DSK wrote:
over 100,000 women fended off robbers and rapist with guns last year.



Can you a cite a source for this number?


C. Kelly's book "Blown Away" a study of American women and guns. BTW 17
million ( and growing) women in the USA carry guns.

Boy Dave and Max would have a field day with her, a Canadian, work
published in both the New York Times and the Washington post!

The book was published in 2004, so the figure you cite is not for "last
year". Kellys number for gun ownership is between 11 and 17 million, I
see you have chosen the higher.

Not having read the book I'd still like to know were the number came
from, (100,000 women fended of robbers...).


Cheers
Marty

Martin Baxter wrote:
Joe wrote:

DSK wrote:
over 100,000 women fended off robbers and rapist with guns last year.



Can you a cite a source for this number?


C. Kelly's book "Blown Away" a study of American women and guns. BTW 17
million ( and growing) women in the USA carry guns.

Boy Dave and Max would have a field day with her, a Canadian, work
published in both the New York Times and the Washington post!

The book was published in 2004, so the figure you cite is not for "last
year". Kellys number for gun ownership is between 11 and 17 million, I
see you have chosen the higher.

Not having read the book I'd still like to know were the number came
from, (100,000 women fended of robbers...).


It was more like 130,000 women defended themselfs with guns last year.

I forget were I saw the exact figure, but it was right after the last
school shooting spree.

With 17 million women packing don't you think 130K would use them in
an average year?
I bet women pull pistols allot faster than a man would.

Joe






Cheers
Marty