Posted on 11/27/2012 9:03:57 AM PST by marktwain
Gun welfare. I like it :)
The idea was invented by a judge that I heard about.
He often saw abused women, appearing before him multiple times, beaten up by their ex-boyfriend or ex-husband, who ignored his protection orders. This sort of thing happens all the time around the country.
Well, this judge was sick of it, so started issuing these women bench orders, that when in public they *had* to be armed. And, a man of principle, if they could not afford a gun or ammo, he would buy them for these women himself.
The local police heard about it, though it was a great idea, and took up their own collection to buy guns and ammo for these women.
The judge said that since then, the number of women he saw twice dropped to zero, though none of them actually shot their abusive males.
Unfortunately the judge has long since retired, to the best of my knowledge. However the idea still stands, and not just for abused women. I bet a typical cop could probably think of all sorts of crime victims who would likely stop being victims if they had a gun.
Real people who today live in fear of the predators, the abusers, the people who prey on them precisely because they are unarmed.
Rah’s second wife was named Virginia. Ginny.
Not so.
How many times was Heinlein married?Three.
The first marriage was a brief one. We do know her name and other information on her life (we helped track down her and her fate) but are withholding it until Bill Patterson presents the material in his upcoming biography on Heinlein (so don't ask, we won't tell).
The second marriage was to Leslyn MacDonald in 1932. Despite her later problems with alcoholism, and the failure of their marriage, Leslyn was clearly an extraordinary woman, intelligent and talented. Her influence on Heinlein's early works cannot be ignored.
Heinlein's third marriage was to Virginia Doris Gerstenfeld, called "Ginny". They married in 1948 and shared what was considered by those who knew them to be an ideal marriage. Ginny Heinlein was born 22 April 1916 in New York and died 18 January 2003 in Florida.
More info in Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948).
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