Guns: The Great Equalizers

In light of the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, gun control advocates are frustrated that they can't get much traction for additional gun control.

Guns are the great equalizer. They benefit women, handicapped, and the elderly the most.

Imagine if you are a little old lady. A guy has just broken into your house. You have the same weapon he does. Which weapon would you prefer to both have:

a) brass knuckles
b) a knife
c) a baseball bat
d) a gun

In options a,b, & c the old lady gets killed 99.9% of the time. With option d, she has a much higher chance of survival. Even a warning shot (assuming they are in seperate rooms), is enough to scare him off. Criminals like easy targets. That's why the rob the elderly in the first place.

Guns helped women become independent, because they didn't need to rely on men. Remember the old Westerns were a mother scares off a neer-do-well with her shotgun. Yeah, a gun allowed her to do that.