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I'm curious why more feminists are not strong 2nd Amendment supporters. It seems to me that in a criminal confrontation where a woman is being attacked by a man (armed or not), a firearm would be the Great Equalizer. I would think feminists would strongly encourage women to become proficient with firearms, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Can someone enlighten me?

Keith_J 6 Apr 19
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I think it's because they don't understand guns. To them, it's not an effective defense tool, it's a murder weapon that only murderers would ever use. I'd say "except the cops" but most feminists fall for the anti-cop hysteria of BLM and the Mainstream Media. Nor do they see through the politicians who know a disarmed populace cannot resist tyranny as well as an armed populace can.

Janus819 Level 7 Apr 20, 2018

My perception of many feminist leaders is that they are intelligent, thoughtful people. It surprises me that on this issue they are so short-sighted.

@Keith_J Just goes to show ideology is independent of intelligence. My dad is among the smartest people I know and he's an amateur apologist.
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I had a girlfriend who carried just because of being raped when she was in college. She wasn't going to let that happen again.

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I would think it's in the DNA of women to be less aggressive, and thus less apt to seek violence-laden solutions. But I agree -- guns are the great equalizer, not only with the weak and the strong, but with tyrannical politicians and the powerless.

GlyndonD Level 7 Apr 20, 2018
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