Thanks. Another member also informed me of this fact. My comment was really directed to those parts of the country where Shall Issue does not exist. I should also have said that where Shall Issue does exist, people should engage in the practice of carrying.
Many years ago my girlfriend and I were much in the same postion. Some dirtbag decided he was going to abduct and rape some girl. We saw the poor girl's clothing literally come flying out of the truck she was in with the lowlife. She was in obvious distress and trying to jump out of the moving truck. I pulled up alongside him and let him know that we knew we had ID'd him. he pulled over and came after me with a screwdriver. Stupid dirtbag NEVER bring a screwdriver to a gunfight! My trusty old Ruger .45 Long Colt convinced him to wait patiently until the police came and took him to his new home- jail. He pled guilty and a we never even had to go to court and of course this was not his first time for this type of thing. This all happened about 1985 and thank God I did not have to shoot him , but I would not have hesitated and lived with no regrets. I bet he is still in jail today- at least I hope so.
Everytime some liberal anti gunner uses the tired old "why do you need to have a gun"? I tell my little story and inform them that if they or anyone they cared about was in a sitiuation similar to that poor girl they would be glad to have an armed civilian to help them.