Women would you like to carry a gun for pretection and men would you feel safe if your girlfriend/wife would do so?

[Anonymous]

I'm a woman and I would like to carry a gun for protection

I'm a woman and I would not like to carry a gun

I'm a man and i would be happy with my current/potential girlfriend/wife carrying a gun

I'm a man and i would not be happy with my current/potential girlfriend/wife carrying a gun

Other.. please comment

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[GoodManDave]

It depends on the woman. I know a few 35 year old women who should never be let near a gun. and some 25 year olds I would absolutely trust.

If my girlfriend was a hothead with rage issues and couldn't control herself well, then no. I know a girl who has accused multiple boy friends of physical abuse, but when drunk, admitted she beat on all of them, and most never even lifted a finger in self defense or retaliation. Another friend witnessed her start a drunk fight and start attacking a boyfriend. But then, if she was that kind of unhinged, she would not be my girlfriend for long. I'd at least be looking for a way to leave her.

I'm a small guy. There are a lot of deranged people out there. I'm looking at EDC self defense stuff; so of course I'd be fine with my girlfriend having multiple ways of self protection (barring she wasn't a hothead with no inner constraint; like she gets offended and punches, or just maces someone after a small verbal argument or something). I'd also want some basic self defense classes or something. But - I'd also want her properly trained. So permits and everything legit up to date, plenty of practice. Knows how to store a weapon safely.

I'm not particularly into guns for myself; at least at the moment. Maybe that will change. But I wouldn't mind dating someone who got one legally, and is responsible with it.

[Asker]

Yeah that makes sense! Sane people over all that are legal age should be allowed to carry

[libsaretards]

I would prefer my girlfriend/wife to carry a gun for several reasons:

1. I am a former Correction's Officer and future police officer. There are/will be MANY people who would hurt my loved ones to get at me. It is best my loved ones be capable of defending themselves.

2. Related to above, I CANNOT be there 24/7 to stop a threat to my loved ones.

3. Even if we are together, danger might catch me flat-footed and she might be in a more advantageous viewpoint or even in a better position to react than me.

4. Bad guys RARELY act alone. They are cowards and cowards travel in packs. If a bad guy breaks into our home, there might be more than one and maybe they are in a different part of the house. My girl being able to shoot could save her if I cannot reach her in time. Also, we have a better chance of surviving as a team rather than only one of us being able to shoot.

5. Related to above, the bad guys in a home invasion might get the better of me by catching me by surprise and it might be HER saving my ass.

[Asker]

Yeah that makes sense!!

[libsaretards]

Thanks for MHO

[Asker]

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[catiecatie]

I like how the options say “I’m a woman and I would like to carry one.” I am a woman and I DO have one. I don’t carry it all the time as it’s just for my apartment. I do carry a taser though I will admit! Some of my old coworkers were scared about that saying that it’s a weapon they need to take it away. The one guy that stood up for me basically said no I understand why she has it and I told him it’s for safety and like I said he understood.

[Asker]

i would like to carry a taser too. I just wrote the options that way cause i didn't wanna make the sentences too long

[Whatthefluff]

I want to do so, but haven’t began the process of getting a license. I also want to do my research on what firearm is best for me and how to shoot it (I’ve only shot a gun once and I am not a natural). Definitely thinking some kind of handheld beginners pistol like a Sig Sauer.22.

[libsaretards]

Until you gain experience, stick to shooting 9mm rounds.

[Whatthefluff]

Ok thanks for the advice.

[DarkWinterNights]

.22 are great guns to learn on. I have a.22 S&W that’s cheap to shoot and great for getting the basics down. But.22lr isn’t much of a self defense caliber. 9mm semi-autos are basically the gold standard. But don’t let anyone talk you into a certain gun or patronize you. Do your research ahead of time. There’s a pretty good YouTube channel called @SheEquipsHerself that is all about carrying for woman with a lot of great advice that guys won’t be able to relate to.

[libsaretards]

Look up channels like SheEquipsHerself, Armed and Styled and USCCA

[Summeroflove]

Absolutely! It’s a great way to defend yourself against a attacker.


If I didn’t feel comfortable with my girlfriend having a gun lol I probably need a new girlfriend.


In fact I would feel better if she did.

[Asker]

cool!

[Andres77]

I trained my ex and my daughters to respect firearms and handle them safely.

i scenarios with them constantly and have bought them different weapons they can use in varying scenarios.

I reviewed this stuff so much that even if we were arguing about something and really angry with each other…the second we noticed a situation that was unsafe or dangerous our focus shifts immediately and our voices change and we stayed alert until the danger is past.

of course women are emotional…but that in no way means that they don’t deserve to be able to defend themselves. That’s an absolutely idiotic and dangerous way to think. TRAIN them so your loved ones come home alive.

they don’t WANT to kill anyone either but the reality is that three of the four of us are survivors of sexual assault and we simply will never accept that being assaulted is tolerable because using deadly force is just too much of a response. Hell no, mf. Letting that happen again is not an option.

the arrogance of the criminal and the idiocy of victims is why this keeps happening.

even you idiots don’t deserve to be a victim but you bring it on yourself if you continue to think this way. I hope you wake tf up and learn to protect yourself before it’s too late.

a survivor of sexual assault knows that they’d rather fight to the death than suffer that abuse again.

[Asker]

Clearly you dont know biology.. women aren't desined to flight back we are designed to play dead. So 95% of women being raped won't fight back evan if they want to. And evan if you train your daughters it doesn't mean they will be able to handle it when real danger comes.

[Asker]

Other than you not understanding biology in all this. Thanks for your input and I hope your daughters are as alerted if it actually happens

[Andres77]

I was a medic for over a decade and I understand biology better than most. I also used to fight and I understand body mechanics and enough of psychology in high stress situations and I trained for YEARS how to do more complex tasks in deadly scenarios. I’m training my ex and daughters in the same way. I’m a big guy but everyone has vulnerabilities. My daughters have been practicing with me to try to take me down. I’m setting the stage to put the odds as much in their favor as possible.
Training them gives them more of an option than just “lay there and just take it” mindset does.
No one should have to just accept that they are going to be a victim of sexual assault. Every survivor wishes they had fought back more. So we take the approach of avoiding that regret before it becomes a reality.
Your mindset is dangerous for you and others. I hope you never regret it.

[Asker]

biology doesn't change. you understand a surtain part of it but clearly you dont understand the difference between men and women in this case

[Andres77]

Bullets don’t have to understand biology they just send rapists where they deserve to go

[Asker]

i agree it would be good to be able to handle those situations and i think its good you are training your daughters just be aware they aren't designed to be able to handle it when the time comes

[Andres77]

By that logic then women should never fight in war, never be in law enforcement and never box or fight in MMA.

[Asker]

Yup kinda. Its not our biology.

[Asker]

Although mma is planned so that one makes sense

[Andres77]

You're a ditz.
I hope your idiocy doesn't get you hurt.
I'll guide you through scenarios if you want.
I wish you the best but stop stomping on hope.

[Asker]

I said im happy you train your daughters. I'm just saying it might be different when real danger comes.

[yallxisxtrippin]

Guns don't make you safe. You're not sleeping in shifts. You have no clue when an attacker will come at you, and it's rare enough that you probably won't have it on you when you need it. If you are attacked, you'll probably die anyway, because now the perp who might have just wanted your 30 bucks is fighting for their life. Only 1,000 gun incidents is self defense. Out of the 50,000 per year killed in homicides. Not counting accidents, suicides, or injuries.

Anyway. No, it wouldn't make me feel safe, because my hypothetical girlfriend would be about as statistically likely to lower her guard leave the gun in her pants while doing laundry and have it go off over the course of our lives, as she is to actually need it.

But I'd still want her to have one, because I'd want her be able to take care of herself if something *did* happen. Because the fear mongering campaigns by the GOP and the NRA are just that effective. We live in the safest times in human history and are still scared shitless.

[Asker]

Yeah I see your point!

[Yannishka]

I can ise knives but never pulled a trigger. There would be a big chance that I just miss. Guns can make you feel safe, until you miss. Instead you could have run. Now I stabbed you 14 times and you're on the floor thinking why you didn't undergo proper training to use one in situations such as this one.

[Asker]

Yeah I agree. Im a kniven person too.. maybe thats an european thing

[Andres77]

Sometimes you can’t run.

[Yannishka]

N'or shoot 😂

[glennos89]

Woman carrying guns seems like a disaster to me to be honest. Woman are sensitive emotional beings and we all know they are good in holding on to negative situations that happened in the past and the last thing we want is getting shot by our wifes for something we did wrong 10 years ago lol 😂😂😂

#Don't shoot the messenger please

[Asker]

There's some truth in that but thats not always the case you know.. some women could.

[humanearth]

Where I live, people (including women) have more guns then them big city people.

Everyone here carries one or more. Its kinda like a crime if you dont have a gun on your body.

We carry our guns on us for everything from banking to schools.

We don't have a crime rate, our biggest crime is illegal over night parking

[Asker]

Where do you live?

[humanearth]

Most northern Wisconsin

[Asker]

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[humanearth]

I always wonder how people are able to do them thumbs up Icons.

[Asker]

its an emoji

[humanearth]

How do you do them icons things

[Asker]

On your keyboard there should be a small face if you click on it you will see all emojis

[humanearth]

Where? I don't see them

[Asker]

If you go down to your left corner on your screen and click on the square thing you can problaby search for "Emoji"?

[Unit1]

I need a firearm too. I'm not a hulk and I'm not the most healthy person even though I'm a frequent patient frequenting the hospitals and medical centers and know some jargon and ways with the medics.

Too bad Germany stripped us badly from the right for life-preserving-self-defense. No one's gonna be there to prevent life changing bad things to happen.

[Asker]

Oh am sorry about that :( what type of sick are you?

[Unit1]

I had all sorts of things. If you go over the alphabet, imagine that more than half of the letters in it I had something starting with that letter.
But things are looking pretty good for me now. Got only 1 thing to take care of that I am aware of for my health.
At first I paid out of my own pocket. Then I got privileged enough for medical insurance. Then I moved to Germany and can enjoy supreme healthcare quality paid as not part of my net salary.

[Asker]

okay glad you are getting better. are you healthy weight?

[Unit1]

Yes. But growing up i was pretty much a skeleton.

[Asker]

Oh okay ouch

[Sour-rose]

Yeah, i'd like to have a gun. But i'm investing in a byrna, got pepper bullets. An actual lethal gun like a glock or something is not what I want. Why? Many many many... MANY ways it can go wrong. Girlfriend finds it, cop needs to raid my home and finds it, I use it and I'M ARESSTED, etc.

:) too many reasons to count, so I don't think so

[admles]

The thing about carrying a gun for protection / self defence is a large load of BS.

Most people aren't trained to actually be able to fire under pressure, and tbh, most people are not willing to shoot to kill, which is the only way to stop someone.

You aren't going to shoot someone in the leg or shoot a knife out of their hand, you have to aim for the centre of mass and keep shooting, and most people don't have that mindset to be able to do that.

Even with all the shooting training at a range, you still don't know how you'll function in the actual moment of pressure, and most people, man or woman, won't have the ability to just pull a gun out and start shooting an attacker.

[Anemone978]

No I don't need to kill anyone.. plus if i was gonna kill I rather use a knife because its harder to get it away from you.

[Asker]

I've always been a knife person too!

[BoopBoopBeep]

Most of the women in my life have carried personal defense weapons or handguns or both.

[Asker]

Nice! Then I guess you feel good about it

[nolabels]

First, thank you for posting the picture of the character of Lara Croft. I just came from another question that had an extremely nasty-appearing altered representation of her character. I've been traumatized by viewing it. My psyche has been somewhat soothed by here seeing Angelina's countenance.

My wife has her concealed carry permit. I'm glad she does.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

I believe everyone (someone not crazy) should be armed with something to defend themselves especially women since they are physically weaker than men.

I wouldn't mind if my girl had a pistol with her in her purse.

[Asker]

I see! Do you think they should go through a back ground check before?

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes I do.

[Asker]

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[Äxlbäksölöl]

Oh so make all men look like threats to the very being of women

[laraWM]

I wouldn't be comfortable carrying a gun to be honest. Maybe pepper spray but nothing more

[Asker]

Same..

[MementoMori777]

Yea I would feel safe and more relaxed cause I knowbshe can defend herself when I'm not there.

[Asker]

that makes sense

[Surely]

As long as she knows how to properly handle a gun, can control her anger and think before she reacts. I would not have an issue with a woman carrying a firearm.

[Asker]

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[DarkWinterNights]

No problems here. I think it’s fantastic when people take responsibility for their own safety and well-being.


It would also make the inevitable conversation about my collection go a lot smoother and much less awkward.

[Fireguy17]

My wife has a nice Sig 380.
It fits her hand perfectly.

[Asker]

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[exitseven]

My wife does home health visits and many times she goes into housing projects. I have been telling her for years to get a gun for protection. She still refuses.

[Andres77]

Some companies will fire an employee for carrying a firearm but will do nothing about unsafe visits.

[exitseven]

@Andres77 As long as she games a conceal carry permit she can carry it. She won't even come to the range with me to learn how to shoot

[whirled_up_girl]

Oh dear that does scary I don’t work in home health as a nurse for safety reasons but if I did I would probably try to carry some kind of weapon. A taser or pepper ball gun maybe? Law enforcement use them even.

[Anonymous]

if i knew how to use it sure.. but i wouldn’t know where to keep it tho

[Asker]

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