Women & Guns !

Is a gun-carrying nation a safer nation?

A study published in 1995 showed that guns were used defensively used about 2.5 million times a year and that in only 5% of cases were defenders harmed after they brandished their gun (Time). Violence is a huge factor in many communities , we have the right to protect ourselves if an offender trespasses but what happens when an assaulter invades our personal space . We as women can not physically take down many men , although some of us like to think we can , most of us are physically incapable of defending ourselves . Should it be that women are only allowed to carry guns and men are not ?! "There is roughly one firearm for every seven people worldwide. Without the United States, though, this drops to about one firearm per 10 people," (Time) and about 4.5 million of the 8 million new guns manufactured worldwide each year are purchased in the United States. The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, to take guns away would be unrealistic in a society where over 33% of families own them. Surveys have showed that women with guns feel more protected and can sleep much easier at night . Now, if we as women were allowed to carry a concealed women around in the car or if they put a rule on what kind of gun we could carry in our purpose , a lot of situations like rape and assault , I believe would decrease . But will our nation be a safer nation , yes we as women are pretty logical but we do tend to act off emotion , would crime rates increase ?! There is a possibility situations like my husband has been cheating , or my life just is not what it should be may be more then just situations and lead to deadly cases . We hear stories often about women running over there husband , or shooting them in the head for many reasons and it seems as if she acts off of emotion . And situations as so , happen like this everyday . Our nation would not be safer but I do not believe it would be any worse . For protection purposes yes , women should be allowed to carry weapons but where do we draw that "protection" line at is the new question !