I don't know why I do this. I know no one here is actually interested, it's all about the agenda. The Gun Agenda.
But I guess I talk to myself anyway, I know I do in the office, so, here you go for anyone interested in the actual devastating facts about women and guns (which I understand is no one).
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2013/03/20/the-domestic-abusers-lobby/
Bravo! Fucking bravo! I'm going to share that article with someone...
The article does not mention anything about women who get guns after leaving the abusive husband. Once they move out, then having a gun on hand is more likely to help them than hurt them if they are trained on how to use it. Unless of course the woman was not willing to use the gun if confronted... which given their history, I can understand.
Your stupidity is absurd. Believe it or not, we don't live in a magical wild wild west culture where people dismiss the ramifications of shooting a gun at someone else. There's more rational people out there than George Zimmermans.
Case in point: Someone very, very close to me, I'd be comfortable calling her my best friend, has lived with a man for thirteen years. He consistently gets drunk and high and beats the shit out of her. It's not the first time either...I know of three other incidents in the past two years where he's abused her. Like many women, she's scared. She's scared to leave him, she's scared to file charges, she's scared of the power he holds over her.
The last incident, about four months ago, a neighbor called the police when he was tearing up the circle where we live with his truck after he beat her. He was arrested for that and when they saw the bruises on her, they arrested him for battery. He's currently on pre-trial probation for that and other charges.
Two nights ago he did it again. What did he beat her with? A GUN.

Thanks to Florida laws, the police say they won't do a thing. She's scared to file charges.
She's stuck with this guy running loose. And there's two guns in the house the police are aware of.
I am literally scared shitless this nutcase is going to kill her.
So before all you gun freaks start preaching going Rambo, remember a majority of Americans, 90%, aren't like you and want gun safety control.