The gun-banners made much of the fact that Representative Giffords was shot with a Glock 19 9mm pistol.\u00a0 They neglected to mention that Gabby Giffords had, prior to the shooting, proudly stated that she owned and had a license to carry a Glock 19 of her own. The mass-murderer was put to the ground and captured by courageous citizens, including ARMED citizen Joe Zamudio, who was carrying a pistol of his own at the time, a Ruger P95 9mm.<\/p>\n
But lighting a candle will prevent the Jared Loughners of the world from carrying out their monstrous deeds?\u00a0 Good Lord\u2026it\u2019s like the candlelight vigils from the Take Back the Night Movement.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s nice to know that people care. Hell, I <\/em>care. I\u2019ve spent an adult lifetime learning how to ward off monsters such as Loughner, and sharing that knowledge with others.<\/p>\n Some pro-gun bloggers got together<\/a> and did their own January 8 counterpoint<\/a> to the Brady thing.\u00a0 I wish I had contributed more to that: all I did was take a picture of some strong women with candles and nine millimeters at a Glock match in Clearwater, Florida on the 8th<\/sup>. (Great match, by the way, and kudos to the Wyoming Antelope Club in Clearwater for putting it on.)<\/p>\n The decades have taught me that women won\u2019t take back the night by marching with candles. They\u2019ll take it back when those who prey on them learn \u2013 some the hard and final way \u2013 that their intended victims can be more dangerous to them, than they are to their intended victims.<\/p>\n Those you see below have it right.<\/p>\n If some monster tries to rape or murder a woman I care about, I don\u2019t want him to see the flickering light of a candle.<\/p>\n I want him to see a muzzle flash, from the front.<\/p>\n I hate to paraphrase Al Capone, but a candle and a Glock will earn women more safety than just a candle. From left: Gail, Kitty, and Lisa Marie of the Alabama Holster Company’s all-girl pistol team, January 8, at Glock match in Clearwater, FL.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n And here, more guns n’ candles…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Alabama-Holsters-Womens-Team-300x200.jpg\" "\\"Alabama")
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