On 6/20/2010 4:34 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:23:36 -0500, >
> wrote:
>
>> In >,
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:37:18 -0500, >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Indeed...
>>>>
>>>> The vast majority of rapes are "date rapes":
>>>>
>>>
>>> A gun is supposed to help in that situation?
>>
>> Depends on your level of preparedness...<g>
>>
>> Especially if one does not know the guy.
>>
> Oh, come on. That's scare mongering at its best.

People who don't carry get the notion that you only arm yourself for
special occasions. Once they've got the permit many people carry
routinely on general principle--they've jumped through the hoops so by
God they're going to exercise the privilege.

So our young lady doesn't arm herself on a date because of "scare
mongering", she arms herself because she always arms herself unless
there is a circumstance that requires that she doesn't.