Posted on 07/25/2017 9:41:10 AM PDT by pabianice
I started fighting for students’ rights to carry concealed weapons for selfish reasons: I wanted to be able to protect myself. But I quickly found a network of women who felt the same way I did, and we began to advocate for our safety together. I eventually became the Southwest director of Students for Concealed Carry, and am now the founder of the self-defense nonprofit Empowered, which will open its first chapter this fall, at the University of North Texas. (I have also appeared in ads for the National Rifle Association, but I am not employed by the organization.)
When I started advocating for concealed carry on campus, I was not a “gun enthusiast” or a member of any Second Amendment organizations. I had only recently been taught to shoot by a concerned local firearms instructor who had heard about a scare I had with a cyberstalker.
But from the minute I put my hands around a Ruger LC9 pistol, the gun I regularly carry with me now, I felt more in control. I felt empowered to be holding a tool that could protect me physically, and I was determined to learn how to use it responsibly. It was a relief to know that I could shoot if I had to, even though I would never use my gun unless it was a last means of self-defense. I got my concealed carry license a year ago.
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I like the saying I have heard that you should never enter a “gun free zone” unarmed.
bkmk
Interesting that when a woman does it for herself, she feels
selfish, but as a group collective for the community, she accepts it
I disagree with the author. Conservatives have strongly voiced opinions on the need for women to carry, and the NRA has been doing it for the past 10 years at least.
Rinos in congress are the ones who blocked the issue from being voiced along with many liberal rebukes ridiculing the notion.
“I disagree with the author. Conservatives have strongly voiced opinions on the need for women to carry...”
Of course you’re right, but then remember that she was hoping to be published by the NY Times.
Very smart move on her part.
Never enter a
“GUN FREE ZONE”
Unarmed.
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