“”My wife gets frustrated because I don’t want her going pretty much anywhere alone.....when it comes up all I have to do is show her one of these stories.....it’s so common now it usually doesn’t take long to find one.””
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Is your wife armed and trained in firearms? If not, she should be. Also .... everyone needs to be atuned to situational awareness. I see too many women (and teens and men, too) walking around parking lots with their noses stuck to their damn phone. Meanwhile, the serial bad guys are out looking for just that ‘type’ of victim.
Firearms aren’t for everyone.
There is a book that has been out a long time called “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin deBecker that everyone should read. I read it years ago and it explained a lot about situational awareness and always trusting your first instincts.