I think the rapist would never have attacked her if she was openly armed. Most rapists say they do not attack armed women.
Most robbers do not attack armed cops either.
Predator learn to go after easy prey. If they go after dangerous prey, they may win a few times, but the odds are against them.
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Possibly. But then again, rapists like the sense of power, so it might have just egged him on. Its hard to predict those things. Realtors are in a different situation than a woman walking to her car or answering her door. The rapist can wait to attack if an easy opportunity presents. If policewomen started patrolling alone on foot in bad neighborhoods, I think a disturbing number of them would end up getting raped/killed. There is a certain evil mindset to seeing an openly defiant (armed) woman, as a trophy challenge.
In the case of vulnerable female realtors, it would probably provide the best deterrence to scan the client's drivers license to the home office before going anywhere alone with them. Don't know if this was a client, or someone that came in the house behind her.
Knives are also undersold as defensive weapons. They are generally easier to conceal than a gun and can provide a good one time break-free defense. Most concealable knives are not large enough to kill quickly with one jab.
Another point here is that most rapists are "unarmed", which is a bit of knowledge to kick back Leftists when they start talking about the poor unarmed perp.