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on Friday, February 23, 2007 2:47:07 PM
One of my favorite blogstresses (female bloggers, for those unaware of the lingo) is Mary Katherine Ham. Today, she highlights a subject that is as important to to me as it is to Thomas: Females and firearms. Cam Edwards has three stories about self-defense involving women using firearms. This one caught my attention:
And then there’s the story of Suzanne Carson. I know a little more about her story because I recently spoke to her on “Cam and Company”. Suzanne’s married and a mother of two in the small town of Coalfield, Tennessee. Last Friday, about ten minutes after Suzanne’s husband left for work, she heard a noise in the kitchen. Leaving the bedroom where her three-year old was sleeping, she walked down the hallway and looked through the kitchen to see a man trying to get in through the back door. Suzanne dashed back to her bedroom and retrieved a pistol, then ran back to the kitchen in time to see the door opening and the man coming inside.
Suzanne warned the man that she had a gun, but that didn’t stop him. Either did the first shot Suzanne fired. The man kept coming into the home, closer to Suzanne and her children. Suzanne fired two more shots before the man turned and ran out the back door. She and her children were unharmed. In fact, her three-year old child slept through the entire incident, though her four-year old son heard the sounds of shots fired.
We see, read, and hear about the gun violence that occurs daily thanks to criminals, but the MSM never really touches on stories like that of Mrs. Carson. She defended herself and protected her children from a home invader. No one knows what the man was breaking into the house for, but I am sure it was not for tea and toast first thing int he morning.
Like Mrs. Carson, I did not grow up in a house with firearms. My father was completely against them being in the house. My brother bought me my first pistol, and made it a point to take me out to the range so I would learn how to use it. Now, Thomas and I make it a point to hit the range once a week. We have concealed carry permits, and rarely leave the home without at least one of us being armed. This is not our of paranoia; this is called security. WE can defend ourselves better than the police can. Besides, how many thugs on the streets are going to give you the time to dial 911, and wait for the cops to show up.
Thank you no, but a firearm is an excellent deterrent against crime. And most criminals are a bit more hesitant when they see a woman with a firearm as opposed to a man. Why? Because most women are taught to aim for center-mass, and unload the firearm on their assailant. Whether that is six rounds, ten, or fifteen, the bad guy is about to have a very bad day.
I thank God I have not yet been forced to pull my firearm to defend myself. Having one means a level of responsibility that should not be taken lightly. In your hand is a tool that can end a human being's life. But depsite the gravity of that knowledge I will not hesitate to defend myself or Thomas. The Left in this nation despises the armed populace, and for good reason: As long as we are armed, they cannot simply step in and make this nation whatever socialist dreamworld they would like. More importantly, and armed citizen will not be a victim, and does not need the government to protect them. They can do it on their own, and in a far more expeditious manner than they can.
Marcie