City woman set to be top gun at NRA

Tough defender of firearms may soften group's rhetoric By Tom Beal ARIZONA DAILY STAR It's understandable, in an organization that still divides its convention luncheons into "ladies" and "sportsmen" categories, that publicity about the National Rifle Association's incoming president highlights her gender.

Froman bought her first handgun a couple of years before moving to Tucson in 1985 after a man tried to break into her Los Angeles home. It is a moment she describes as her "epiphany."

She was divorced and living alone at the time. "I decided I wasn't going to be a victim, so that's when I learned to shoot," she said in a 2003 Star interview. "I did well right from the start," said Froman, who is now an NRA-certified instructor.

One of my favorites from YOU'VE BEEN FREEPED, Vol. 1 --

MIDI - I AM WOMAN

I am woman with a gun
I won’t take crap from anyone
So you rapists better stay away from me

If you dare to take the chance
I’ll shoot off something in your pants
Well, just try me and I guess you’re gonna see

Oh yes, I have found I am safe if I am carrying
I am not the one that someone will be burying
I’m determined…I will protect myself
I’m well-trained…I am invincible…I am packing

I am woman with a gun
And, I’m not fearing anyone
And, I warn muggers that I won’t be easy prey

I have practiced every week
If it is trouble that they seek
Then they’ll find out that it is not their lucky day

Oh yes, I have found I am safe if I am carrying
I am not the one that someone will be burying
I’m determined…I will protect myself
I’m well-trained…I am invincible…I am packing

I am woman with a gun
And, I am warning everyone
That if you break into my house you’re gonna die

I don’t have the time to wait
Because the police are always late
And I will fill bad guys with lead…I’m not too shy

Oh yes, I have found I am safe if I am carrying
I am not the one that someone will be burying
I’m determined…I will protect myself
I’m well-trained…I am invincible

I’m not into victimhood…being armed is really good
I think every woman should

Does "softening the rhetoric" imply that she would not have the courage to confront a gun-grabbing administration, like the Clintons', with the truth like Wayne LaPierre did?

His comment a few years ago about the Clinton Administration being willing to tolerate a measure of gun violence in society just to justify their gun-grabbing policies was right on the mark.

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