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[โ€“] Tb0n3 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Colt didn't call it the great equalizer for nothing. Imagine being a 90 lb woman facing rape or death by a 200 lb man. Don't think for a second anything but a gun will allow her to save herself.

[โ€“] Quacksalber 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pepper spray for example. Will it stop all people that would be stopped by a gun? No. But on the other side, it would lower this number at least.