More at: http://www.responsibilityproject.com/bl ... WXoEVaQSU1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Women and guns is a topic that usually draws a crowd. But a satirical suggestion that all women should be armed drew a shot across the bow of a blog and set off a fresh debate about gun control.
The blog, The Moral of the Story, by New York Times ethics writer Randy Cohen a case that women are vastly more responsible than men when it comes to guns. According to Justice Department statistics, women were responsible for only 8.7% of gun homicides, while men perpetrated 91.3%.
With that enormous discrepancy between the sexes, Cohen posited the following in jest: “I propose curbing gun violence not by further restricting the availability of guns, but by expanding and reorienting it. Men would still be forbidden to walk the streets armed, in accordance with current laws, but women would be required to carry pistols in plain sight whenever they are out and about.”
Women and Guns: Shooting the Messenger?
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Re: Women and Guns: Shooting the Messenger?
Gotta love how every New Yorker who has an audience is either a comedian or politician.
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I thought they were trying to be both at the same time?rocketman1670 wrote:Gotta love how every New Yorker who has an audience is either a comedian or politician.
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