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Do Women Prefer AR-15 Rifles?

http://mobile.usnews.com/news/articles/2...-15-rifles

One of the most contentious moments of Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun control came when a witness insisted that military-style AR-15 rifles were the "weapon of choice" among the ladies.

The comment elicited cackles in the back of the hearing room, crowded with heavy hitters from gun control groups and National Rifle Association reps.

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"Young women are speaking out as to why AR-15 weapons are their weapon of choice," Independent Women's Forum senior fellow Gayle Trotter dead-panned. "The guns are accurate. They have good handling. They're light. They're easy for women to hold."

But Trotter's endorsement of the civilianized assault rifle didn't end there. She told grim-faced lawmakers that the weaker sex needed those 30 rifle rounds to protect against an attack.

"If we ban assault weapons you are putting women at a greater disadvantage ... because they do not have the same type of physical strength and opportunity to defend themselves in a hand-to-hand struggle," Trotter said. "For women, the ability to arm ourselves for our protection is even more consequential than for men because guns are the great equalizer in a violent confrontation."

Trotter shared the story of Sarah McKinley during her testimony. On New Year's Eve, McKinley shot and killed a knife-carrying home invader to protect her baby, according to local TV Station KOCO.

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"It was either going to be him or my son," McKinley later told news outlets. "And it wasn't going to be my son."

Since then, pro-gun women's groups have often used McKinley's story to promote how guns can protect women in their lives.

And Trotter is not the first to endorse the idea that more women should learn to handle AR-15 rifles.

Last week, the "gun girls," Celia Bigelow and Aubrey Blankenship, appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan's show to promote more women using the weapons.

"I want a gun that can hold a lot of ammo because if I'm faced with an intruder or multiple intruders that come into my home, I want to make sure I have enough ammo to get the job done, especially if they're armed," said Bigelow, who is the founder of Students Against Obama.

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But not everyone is so sure that arming more women is the best way to keep them safe.

"The overall majority of Americans don't believe fundamentally that the answer to violence is more violence, the answer to guns is more guns," says Dan Gross, the president of the Brady Campaign, a group that works for legislation to curb gun violence. "It was a blatantly inaccurate statement to say that [Trotter] was representing most women with her thoughts,"

After Sandy Hook, polling shows that despite Trotter's appeal, a majority of women favor tougher gun laws.

A Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 66 percent of women supported an assault weapons ban compared to 50 percent of men.

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Quote:"If we ban assault weapons you are putting women at a greater disadvantage ... because they do not have the same type of physical strength and opportunity to defend themselves in a hand-to-hand struggle," Trotter said. "For women, the ability to arm ourselves for our protection is even more consequential than for men because guns are the great equalizer in a violent confrontation."

because a legion of white knights and the full force of the law isn't enough of an "equaliser"?

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To be honest, I barely trust most women with the right to vote, let alone the right to carry.

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I dont know EisenBarde, they can leagally drive...is a gun that much moe dangerous?

On second thought, going back to that video of that chick in the gas station who mazed that guy simply cause he was 'rude', could you imagine if she had a glock? Officer, I blew his head off cause he was creeeepy.

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(01-31-2013 12:22 AM)sylo Wrote:  I dont know EisenBarde, they can leagally drive...is a gun that much moe dangerous?

On second thought, going back to that video of that chick in the gas station who mazed that guy simply cause he was 'rude', could you imagine if she had a glock? Officer, I blew his head off cause he was creeeepy.

Agree 100%.

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If congress really wants to stir things up, they should add rules limiting local enforcement of gun control to the VAWA

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It's true.

Guns make it possible for an old lady to be able to kill someone like Hulk Hogan.

This would be much more difficult in nature.

A man who holds a gun in his hand is experiencing an intoxicating power. It's like having a dick that goes further and faster than any other, and it tears shit up more than any actual dick can. It's giving the power of masculinity to those who wouldn't have it otherwise.

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I still cannot fathom how any American who wants to live in a safe society can think it is a good idea to give everyone guns. The ridiculous murder rate and high prison population should be a clue. All this crap about overthrowing the government is bullshit, and as far as I can workout guns are a way for emasculateden to make themselves feel more macho.

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Yep, whenever a problem happens, "oh god, who will think of the ladies?!"

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I think all girls should be allowed to have assault weapons because then they could rid of all the creepy guys in the club.

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The idea that a woman needs to fill the air with high-powered rounds when she feels threatened fills me with terror.

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Chicks liking guns to me is like another symptom (like manjaws) of their obvious transformation into men with vaginas.

I love guns and hate how the government uses white men as a boogeyman in order to take away black people's access to guns without being racist, but I hate this white-knight shit. If the Republicans learn some game I'll vote for them again.

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Women dont even use guns like guys. They will run over you or run away before shooting someone. I would bet my nuts that a guy is a lot more likely to shoot a robber. I dont care about the one lady that did it in the article, shes a rare exception.

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(01-31-2013 11:38 AM)Exactaking Wrote:  Chicks liking guns to me is like another symptom (like manjaws) of their obvious transformation into men with vaginas.

Dude, take one to a shooting range or out somewhere and see how wet she gets shooting. She will fuck your brains out after. Just saying.