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Originally Posted by Moonduck
That said, some gun is better than no gun, and presentation is what matters most of the time.
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I suspect this very fact causes the number of Defensive Gun Uses to be significantly under-reported.
A BG comes up and whips out a knife and demands your money. You un-holster your pistol and reply, "no thanks."
BG runs away (eliminating any justification for opening fire). Calling the police will result in:
1) The police will write down the description of the bad guy. This will more or less be useless to you.
2) It's also possible the police will become very interested in the fact you are carrying a firearm, even if you're doing so legally.
Some self-protection experts I've talked to have suggested that most of the time if you scare off a BG and there's no harm done, most simply carry on with life instead of dialing 911 (the emergency number in America). It's just not worth the hassle or possible legal entanglements.
To get back on topic (there is a topic, right?
), women are targeted because they are considered easier prey then men. A woman aiming the business end of a pistol at a BG significantly changes that dynamic.