I would prefer if my girlfriend carried (she does) but for the sake of the question I will answer as if she didn't.
I wouldn't fault her for not wanting to carry. Concealed carry is a privilege people should have the right to have, especially now that crime is pretty much unpunished in a lot of cities. It is a responsibility of protecting not only yourself, but others as you carry and use the gun if it comes down to it. You need to be able to accept the fact you can kill someone and potentially put others at risk if you engage in the threat that comes. I accepted that risk and am willing to kill with my weapon if it comes down to it as I would rather bear that burden over her, but like I said, she is likeminded and accepted the same like me.
I personally find it foolish to wait for police to help these days despite the fact I support them, they aren't going to protect me at the end of the day. They will just be stuck trying to solve the crime in the midst of others or my murder should I die. Would rather save them the trouble and deal with it myself.
It's pepper spray for both of us. I typically get it for my girlfriends if they don't have it already. I have a girlfriend now who carries a knife and I don't really like it bc it increases it being used against her and also increases her odds of doing something that gets her in trouble. I don't make a big deal about it though because it makes her feel safe and the likelihood she will ever pull/use it is very, very slim.
I feel more or less the same way about a gun; the risk is greater than the reward. It's so incredibly unlikely a gun will be useful in a situation and it just increases your exposure and risk to getting hurt either by accident or on purpose, by someone else or by yourself. I know personally if I had a gun in the past there are several situations I would have probably shot someone and be in prison now, and maybe some situations where I would have committed suicide with a gun. Owning a gun increases your risk of death and injury.
She can do whatever she wants. I know several women who don't want to carry because the weapon could be used against them... to me, that makes sense.
J wouldn't actually feel bad but I think it's more important for women to train with a firearm and eventually carry. I carry to protect my girl, the people around me and myself. But I'm not always there to protect her.
We guys might get beat up, maybe robbed but we won't get raped.
Rape is traumatizing to the point some women never get over it. The one sure way to stop a rape is to pull out a gun. If he walks away... Good... If he walks towards you you squeeze (don't jerk the trigger). Rape stopped.
So ladies... Learn to shoot. And when you are comfortable carry.
I've dated a couple of girls who were interested enough in self-protection to learn to shoot, but none who would consider carrying. Some were a little afraid initially, but pretty much all of them eventually liked the idea of me being armed and able to protect them.
I carry daily. My wife will carry about half the time when sheās alone; and she almost never carries when sheās with me. Sheās particularly feminine and feels like concealed carry is hard when wearing āgirly clothesā. Also, so long as Iām around Iāll handle our defense should something come up. Itās worth noting that Iām highly trained and a decent tactician so her faith in my abilities is grounded in more than just a hopeful wish.
Being a human shield SHOULD be voluntary, not mandatory. Thats what that means to me. Especially if we have kids. What? Are the kids just fcked if i'm not with them? "Whelp, daddy isn't with us, so I guess we're dying, getting kidnapped etc."
With some outfits it's hard to get a holster in there, so I get it, but I'm not always there, so to the best of her ability logistically it'd be a lot better if she did.
That is the beautiful thing about the United States when it comes to the 2nd amendment.
Freedom to choose.
I wouldn't have a problem with it, I already carry and I'd be honored to be the one to put the bullet in whoever tries to mess with her 🤗
where i live, that's not even a question xD only certain security people, hunters and police are even allowed to carry. and not even all of these are allowed to publicly carry.
Your boyfriend isn't going to be with you every minute of every day. Yes, he should protect you when you are together. But when you're alone, you still need to know how to defend yourself.
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