KY: Armed Woman Stops Theft of her Gun

Gun Watch ^ | 23 November, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Many people have made the observation that it is the weapon that you have with you that matters.   A .22 that you have beats a .45 that you left at home.   It is one of the reasons the tiny pocket .380s like the KelTec 738 and the Ruger LCP are so popular.

I do not know what make and model the woman in Kentucky was carrying when she returned home.  What matters is that she had it when she confronted the two suspects who were looting her residence.   One of them had a pistol; one of her pistols.   Fortunately, he did not resist.  From wave3.com:

According to an arrest report, when the homeowner returned to her home around 5:20 p.m. Nov. 19, she found Derrick D. Mosley, 22, and a juvenile inside. The two had several items belonging to her, including a pistol, in their possession.

Police said the homeowner pulled the handgun that she was wearing and held Mosley and the juvenile until officers arrived.

Would things have turned out differently if she did not have her personal defensive firearm with her?  Very likely.   At the minimum, it is unlikely that the two criminals would have patiently waited for police to arrive.  At worst, she could have been beaten, raped, or killed.   That is all speculation, but you do not have to look far to find examples where it happened.

Instead, we have the happy result of two more criminals having their career interrupted for some period of time.

Women are the fastest growing segment of the gun culture.   It has been reported that minority women benefit the most from the legal carry of guns. 

Stephanie Carter notes that in Texas, the fastest growing demographic of concealed handgun permit holders is black women.  The ability to be legally armed brings about a profound change of attitude.    Machiavelli summed up the mindset rather well:

 There is no comparison whatever between an armed and disarmed man; it is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed will obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe.... - Niccoló Machiavelli, The Prince. 1537.

While Machiavelli wrote that quote before personal firearms had advanced to the point where Col. Colt had "made men and women equal", the meaning is clear, and just as valid today as it was in 1537.


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[marktwain]

If you do not have a firearm with you, it does not help you.

[GMMC0987]

There is a Kel-Tec P3AT and a Taurus 738 but no such thing as a Kel-Tec 738.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Its true about a .22 with you being better than no weapon. I would hate to be on the receiving end of my Keltec .22 mag.

[marktwain]

You are exactly correct.

Should be Kel-Tec P3AT, Taurus 738.

[bikerman]

I bet he was just turning his life around too.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

It’s too bad she didn’t shoot the little thugs.

It would have stopped them from doing the same thing in the future to someone else.

[RightOnTheBorder]

With the popularity of the pocket .380’s I am surprised no manufacturers have designed a pocket gun around the FN 5.7. It’s roughly the same size as a 22 mag but with more punch.

[Azeem]

Abe Lincoln may have freed all men, but Sam Colt made them equal.

[Georgia Girl 2]

That’s a good idea.

[jagusafr]

Or, in the words of Dave Grossman, “if you step outside your front door without it, you have chosen to be a sheep.”

[muir_redwoods]

I love that idea. I’ve always wanted a short, light 10mm carbine with high cap magazines.

[ChildOfThe60s]

When we leave the house, one or both of us are armed. The key is the other firearms are locked in the safe. There are never any firearms out of the safe in the house except when we are home.

I’m not coming home to face one of my own weapons.

The wife carries a sig P238 loaded with Hornady critical defense. Forget the caliber and concentrate on center mass. Several .380 in center mass beats a .45 in the wall or ceiling.

[RightOnTheBorder]

Kel Tec has released a 22wmag carbine. It has a 16” barrel which takes advantage of the slow burning powder in a 22 mag. With CCI maxi-mag 40 grains you will get roughly a 2000fps muzzle velocity. For comparison, using a faster powder the FN 5.7 shoots a 40 gr bullet at around 2100 fps at the muzzle. Neither is as powerful as a 10mm in a carbine but then you do get a 30round mag and very little recoil.