re: #57 Political Atheist

The presumption that a violent rape should not be stopped by any means at hand seems odd.

Who said a violent rape should not be stopped by any means at hand? Nobody, that’s who.

Rape is always coercive, but not always violent. The stats cited by that woman in the article you linked don’t make a good case for a gun as rape prevention.

If a woman keeps a gun in her house, it is more likely to be used in a way she does not want it to be used than it is to be used to prevent a rape. So do you think she should get a gun anyway?

From your comment to Obdicut:

It’s a fair argument for some womens desire for handguns for self defense. One disputable fact does not remove the value of the rest.

It’s a crappy argument, not a fair one. If the disputable fact is that she’s more safe when actually she is less safe, it removes ALL value of the rest.