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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: rape and abused females
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 13:11:17 EDT
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> 
> Self-defense is not violence.  And having and knowing how to use a gun is
> not the same thing as "blowing a hole in a person".  A bullet in the knee
> or foot is a relatively safe and effective way of using "as much force as
> necessary to get him away".  Nobody said you have to aim for his face. And
> with a little luck, you won't have to fire it at all.  There are not a lot
> of folks (even sick ones) who want to stick around and argue with a gun
> (but you better be knowledgable about using it anyway).
> 

I just hope that if you try the above "trick" that you are an EXCELLENT
marksman.  I know a couple of regional target champions who claim this
couldn't be done by the average person with pistol training under range
conditions, let alone those that would be present in a confrontational
one.  I have a friend that is currently trying to convince his wife of
this fact with little success.  I guess she has seen to many movies to
think rationally about this.

BTW, you better have more than a "little" luck if your opponent is armed
also.  They won't be aiming for you knee!

This posting is not meant to raise the gun control debate in another net.
It is only meant to remind those who think they can defend themselves with
firearms by fancy shooting that they can't.  If you point a gun at someone
you better be ready to use it.  And if it's a hand gun at any thing more
than close range, you better aim for the torso of your victim!

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