Woman to Rep. Moran: “Why aren’t you pro-choice [on] self-defense for women?”

[Stephanie]

the war on women continues by the Democrats
links in article at site

SNIP:
posted at 8:01 am on March 12, 2013 by Ed Morrissey

Good question — which is why Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) evaded it by complaining about the length of the questions. Bear in mind that Moran held this townhall meeting specifically to discuss legislative responses to the Newtown shootings; it was titled “Preventing Another Newtown: A Conversation on Gun Violence in America.” If it’s a conversation, shouldn’t Moran be prepared to, y’know, converse? Instead, Moran refused to address the issue of self-defense for women:

[ame=http://youtu.be/Yvh6NFp6xxM]Woman Asks Congressman: Why Aren't You Pro-Choice on Self-Defense for Women? - YouTube[/ame]


It’s unclear what length of questions he expected. Perhaps it was something along the lines of “When you gonna grab the guns?”

Note too the loud cheers that erupt when the question is posed. Clearly, this woman’s concern didn’t come from the fringe, not even among Moran’s constituents. The question of rape is especially pertinent, since it is primarily a crime of domination and power. Why wouldn’t we want women to have the ability to change the power equation in these attacks?

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Woman to Rep. Moran: ?Why aren?t you pro-choice [on] self-defense for women?? « Hot Air

 

[Mr. H.]

Women should have the right to choose to own a firearm, and posess it in a concealed manner.

 

[Stephanie]

This elected idiot is who women should be frightened of and their are many more like him in the Democrat party

 

[peach174]

All Progressives think that they know what is best for you and they are in both parties people.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Isn't he the same guy who hit a college kid for asking a question and had to have his son resign from his campaign because he was aiding others commit voter fraud?

 

[bodecea]

Women should have the right to choose to own a firearm, and posess it in a concealed manner.

All women should be encouraged to own and know how to use a gun.

 

[The2ndAmendment]

Before the Hatchetmen (agenda driven posters that ignore facts) attempt to brutalize the OP, let me give them something to choke on:

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The Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey reports that the probability of serious injury from an attack is 2.5 times greater for women offering no resistance than for women resisting with a gun. Men also benefit from using a gun, but the benefits are smaller: offering no
resistance is 1.4 times more likely to result in serious injury than resisting with a gun.

Can we see a link for this study?

You are far more likely to survive
a violent assault if you defend yourself with a gun.

Resisting with a gun 6%
Did nothing at all 25%
Resisted with a knife 40%
Non-violent resistance 45%

U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Rape Victimization in 26 American Cities, 1979 60
Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey 61
U.S. Department of Justice 62
U.S. Department of Justice 63
British Home Office – no a pro-gun organization by any mean

From these same studies.

Of the 2,500,000 annual self-defense cases using guns, more than 7.7% are by women
defending themselves against sexual abuse.
Fact:
When a woman was armed with a gun or knife, only 3% of the attempted rapes are
successful, compared to 32% when unarmed.

Fact:
The probability of serious injury from an attack is 2.5 times greater for women offering no
resistance than for women resisting with a gun. Men also benefit from using a gun, but the
benefits are smaller: offering no resistance is 1.4 times more likely to result in serious injury than
resisting with a gun.

Fact:
27% of women keep a gun in the house.

Fact:
37.6 million women either own or have rapid access to guns.

Fact:
In 1966 the city of Orlando responded to a wave of sexual assaults by offering firearms
training classes to women. The number of rapes dropped by nearly 90%.

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/55878NCJRS.pdf

 

[Katzndogz]

Just from the cheering alone, what do you think Moran's chances for reelection are?

 

[The2ndAmendment]

Every time I drop that post (post number 7), the thread goes silent.