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Giving women guns wouldn't prevent rape: it would land women in jail https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/23/dana-l...

Guns Are Bad for Women: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a18666337/nra...

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There's no substance to the Harper's Bazzar article, and The Guardian one cites two cases, one I'm not familiar with, but the other was a clear case of attempted murder that got so notorious the woman was given a pass in the end.

Key detail in that case: when you withdraw from a heated situation, retrieve a gun from your vehicle, and go back to it and shoot at the person you're arguing with, you're not exactly demonstrating legitimate self-defense.

Needless to say they don't list any cases where things went right for a woman defending herself. Do you believe there are absolutely none of those? Do you follow any news sources that would even cover them??

Sounds like sexism to me.

Yes, the attitudes that blame women for their own abuse definitely arise out of sexism.

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