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Senior Citizens - Protect Yourself and Your Home

I found the article below and wanted to share it with everyone. It provides very helpful information and perspective.

How Senior Citizens Can Protect Themselves and Their Homes

Are Rape Victims at Fault?

That's what a poll found in the UK. It was reported on Monday, that more than half of the people surveyed in the UK (56%) believe that some victims of rape should take at least some of the responsibility for being attacked. Reasons cited where women are at least partially responsible include:

• Wearing revealling clothing - 28%
• Dancing provacatively - 23%
• Accepting a drink from a stranger - 15%

The research was called Wake Up to Rape. Read the full article here and let me know what you think in the comments.

The Good Wife and Guns

So, I watched The Good Wife on Tuesday night. One of the story lines was Diane Lockhart, the female senior partner at the law firm – played by Christine Baranski, was having to deal with the potential release of a former client who had be convicted of murder, and upon his conviction had threatened to kill her when he was released. Since the initial threat, she had testified against him at his parole hearing. Now, the episode starts off with Diane working on a case that deals with illegal guns and how they are being acquired. The firm’s investigator, Kalinda, is working with her on the case and takes her to a gun shop. While at the shop, Kalinda confronts Diane, and tells her that she knows that Diane had turned dropped the gun case; Kalinda then asks Diane, do you need a gun? Diane then confides to Kalinda about the former client potentially being released from jail. Kalinda ultimately gets Diane a gun, and there is a scene where Kalinda is showing Diane how to use the gun. During this scene, Diane tells Kalinda that she was raised anti-gun, she isn’t comfortable with using a gun. She even asks, “Can’t I shoot to injure? Why do I have to shoot to kill?” Later in the episode, Diane is frightened by sounds in her house at night, she pulls out her gun and has it pointed at the door, ready to shoot. The suspense builds, until, finally, her tiny little dog comes scurrying into the room. The storyline culminates with Diane giving Kalinda the gun and saying that Kalinda needs to get rid of it. Kalinda asks Diane if the gun scares her and she says, “No.” She likes the gun.

Unlike Christine Baranski’s character, I was not raised anti-gun. Actually, my dad and brothers are familiar with guns, know how to use them and go hunting. I, however, was never really comfortable around guns. I don’t think that I could actually shoot someone else; even if I thought my life was in danger. However, I can see myself using a stun gun or taser on someone who was threatening me. I think the fact that stun guns and tasers are considerably less likely to be lethal, makes me much more comfortable using them to protect myself.

Are you like me or the character Diane Lockhart? Would you have a hard time owning a gun and potentially using it on someone? Consider purchasing a stun gun or taser or even pepper spray. Each will provide you with a level of protection against a potential attacker without being fatal.