“The take-home message is that you’re not helpless and the actions you take matter,” Dr. Blair said. “You can help yourself and certainly buy time for the police to get there.”
The take-home message should be arm yourself, train yourself and shoot with discretion.
Amen. It was one of those *life lessons* you can’t plan. My GD, who knows I carry on our outings, was taking it all inlike a sponge. She even said, *Gram should I get my BB gun?*
It was a wonderful opportunity to teach her by example that a woman need not be defenseless.