Are we as CDs targets for harm?

[michelle64]

rightly so..if you do not want to carry a gun for protection..then dont..no argument from me

[reinforced79]

Learn self defence...
Imagine the embarressment for the guy...Beaten up by a crossdresser
Especially in front of other people!!!!

Yeah I'm thinkin of taking Muay Thai myself eventually.

[amber 07]

Hi Emily

It was so nice of you to reply to my post. I've lived in the U.S. and Australia and find a world of difference in the 2. In America I was allowed to carry a gun in plain sight wherever I went, Large metropolitan areas (Denver, Colorado) excluded. I always carried because I lived in the mountains and bear, and cougar attacks were always a possiblity. I lived in the bush (country) in OZ and was allowed a shotgun for predator control. In OZ there are many more gang attacks and home break-ins than the U.S. with 10 times the population, Why? because they know most people are unarmed. In America a crook is taking his life in his own hands when breaking and entering. I would rather be responsible for my safety than leave it up to the local constabulary. Thanks for your response. Hugs, Amber

[Samantha43]

Yeah, let's all get a gun. That will solve the world's problems. If you don't like it, shoot it.

Why does anyone think that they might be the only one with a gun? The more people buy guns, the more likely we'll all end up shooting each other.

I think there should be a mandatory intelligence test as a prerequisite to buying a gun. That might eliminate 99% of the population from getting one.

Sheesh!

Emily,
I don't mean to be rude, but that is not a very well thought out post. If you would do a little research, you would understand that the states that have enacted right to carry laws (35-40 states) have all experienced lower crime rates since enacting the laws. Think about it. Criminals are predators that prey on the weak. If they believe someone is armed, they will stay away. People who have carry permits have proven to be very responsible.

I am a competitive shooter and have a closet full of trophies (they're right next to my skirts and high heels :D) from events that I have won. Even though I am skilled, I choose not to carry for personal reasons. I am careful not place myself into situations where I would need to defend myself. That being said, I completely understand why someone would need to carry because of their situation.

[Sophia KT]

Learn self defence...
Imagine the embarressment for the guy...Beaten up by a crossdresser
Especially in front of other people!!!!

Aikido is great for this. I made a bouncer look like a fool once [sadly I wasn't dressed up]

[Roberta Llyan]

i personaly carry a gun in my purse when i am out enfemme..i know the pink pistols are a gay group which is very proactive on this matter as well....never know what idiot may try to do harm to myself...anybody else carry a gun inside your purse while out or am i in the minority?

I will not answer whether I do or not but will say this:

I SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR RIGHT TO DO SO. Grant us that the 2nd Amendment will always be here for us and the politicians won't corrupt it any worse than they have already.

[KayR]

Yes, there are some differences between the U.K. and the U.S., and one of those is the RIGHT to bear arms. It is Your Responsibility to know HOW, and WHEN to use one. Dearest Tamara, a gun doesn't accidently go off, its usually through the stupidity of someone playing with one that doesn't have a clue what they are doing. I REFUSE to be a victim, and act accordingly. This is not to flame anyone in particular, just to make it known that there is a huge difference between what we believe in the U.S. and what they believe in the U.K., Australia included. It is one reason we are called Citizens in America, and you are called subjects of the Queen.

I find your comments incorrect and insulting. I will not bring your understanding of geography into question - we are approximately 13000 miles away from Australia, which is only nominally part of the Commonwealth. We citizens of the UK consider ourselves to be as "free" as you Americans do. In the main we regard our Queen as a symbolic head of nation - a bit like the Pope is head without exerting any control over the people.
To extrapolate on your point, anyone not bearing arms is less free than someone carrying a weapon.
There is a huge difference in attitude to weapons, specifically guns, between the two nations. In the main, we in the UK do not believe in bearing arms simply because it is our right so to do. If you believe that exercising your Constitutional right in these matters actually achieves anything, then you really need to study the violent crime figures that are produced. A good example is the number of people murdered with guns during burglary. Why? Because the victims cannot then identify the purpetrator if they are dead.
This of course is a purely personal opinion, which I am entitled to. You on the other hand insult our nation, and I will not, under any curcumstances tolerate that.

[Emily Anderson]

Samantha,

As I said earlier, I have my own personal beliefs and moral values, and honestly I don't care if you carry a gun or not. That's your own choice.

If you feel stronger, more confident, protected or whatever by carrying a gun, then so be it....

Just don't be surprised if one day you feel like using it, but your opponent blows your head off before you even finish that thought. Pouff!!!

I'd rather be in a fist fight and end up in hospital than be dead.

[Samantha43]

Emily,
You didn't read my post. I don't carry a gun and never have. I live in a very low crime area and avoid going into higher crime areas. I don't feel the need to carry one.

Getting into a fist fight with a criminal with a gun or other weapon sounds like a really bad idea to me. More than likely he gets away and you are dead.

Self defense is a basic human right.

[Nicki B]

If you carry a gun you are more likely to get into trouble, not less - because it makes you feel safer and you're less likely to get out of potential trouble quickly..


Can anyone point to any stats that show CDs in the US are more likely to suffer physical attack than the rest of the population?

[Stormgirl]

You should pick up martial arts,only use a gun as a last resort. And if you wound the person without killing them,they can turn around sue you! Of course we are a target for harm,there's people out there just hate for the sake of hating because they're scared and misinformed of being a cd or TG is about.

[AmandaM]

OK guys! Oops, girls. We know that Americans love their guns We know that others do not. Case in point. California required registration of all assault rifles. There is an estimated one million in Calif alone. 200,000 got registered. That's how paranoid Americans are about keeping firearms. You can love em or leave em, but one things for sure, you can't rape a .38.

[Emily Anderson]

Amanda,

I like your opening: Guys vs girls.

Guns are a typical "power struggle" male issue.

Give it up "guys". We don't need guns...

DD, where are you??? THIS is what differentiates guys from girls, masculine from feminine.

[AmandaM]

Amanda,

I like your opening: Guys vs girls.

Guns are a typical "power struggle" male issue.

Give it up "guys". We don't need guns...

Thanks. But, I have a point. Once, 12 gang members were going to home invasion my bro's house cause he was dating a dude's ex-girlfriend. They were going to knife both of us. We told a mutual acquaintance that we would open fire on anyone breaking in. We saw the two lowriders pull up, then our friend walked out to them. Then, both cars backed up! And they were gone. We didn't die that day. The cops don't come cause someone "might" want to get you. They take half an hour to get to the ghetto anyway. They want to make sure the shooting has stopped.

I need a gun. Legally or illegally, I'll have one. The cost is too great. Unless you can change American society I won't give in and neither will the great unwashed redneck masses.

[Emily Anderson]

Amanda,

Ummm, you're no dummy, and your rhetoric indicates that you know exactly what I mean. You know better than this.

[AmandaM]

Amanda,

Ummm, you're no dummy, and your rhetoric indicates that you know exactly what I mean. You know better than this.

Can't a girl have a little fun!

[Laurelanne]

Luckily i live where the gun violence is still pretty miinimal as is other violence. BUT I do carry a knife just incase not that id use it persay BUT if it had 2 come to that.. well who knows Just like in self defense training there are other ways a GURL can protect and defend herself (Genetics is JUST a state of mind) You know if you look good you COULD get attention NOT because your not a GG but because youre hot...
I agree a gun is overkill (excusethepun) and if something should happen..?

[Emily Anderson]

Amanda,

No smilies here, but nice try.

[CD Susan]

I think there should be a mandatory intelligence test as a prerequisite to buying a gun. That might eliminate 99% of the population from getting one.

Sheesh![/QUOTE]
Lighten up Emily, I take that as an insult. You are showing your ignorance on the subject.

[Cindi Johnson]

I do not agree that "we live in a dangerous world", as one reply states. Not here in the USA at least. Statistics show a gun is far, far more likely to kill a family member than an attacker.

We do live in a world with too many white males, radios tuned to AM radio, day-dreaming of Rambo and Mad Max.

I've been out while dressed a lot, a whole lot, and have never once been threatened. And I live in red-meat Texas. (I have been attacked a few times while in male mode, but even then, I surely would not have considered killing the person. I mean, really! Males fight, particularly when young. It's part of life.)

But here's my take on this: when I dress, I emulate a woman. In fact, I emulate what, to my mind, would be an ideal woman. Which is why I don't smoke. Which is why I stay thin. Which is why I always wear makeup when I'm out. AND, which is why I would surely not carry a gun in my purse.

I mean, how much less feminine can a person get than to walk around with a gun? I know I wouldn't want to date a woman who packed heat. And therefore I won't carry one when I'm out as a woman.

Just my thoughts on a rather strange thread.
Cindi Johnson

[Suzy Harrison]

I'd never go out with a knife, a gun, a hammer or anything!

Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never felt threatend or been attacked and don't know anyone personally who has either. In Australia that sort of thing very rarely happens to the average person.

I don't think I'd think twice about going anywhere over here.

[LilSissyStevie]

It's difficult to conceal my firearm of choice in my petticoats. I just stay on the farm and shoot coyotes. They don't shoot back. :cowdance:

[michelle64]

Statistics show a gun is far, far more likely to kill a family member than an attacker.

We do live in a world with too many white males, radios tuned to AM radio, day-dreaming of Rambo and Mad Max.

that is completely untrue....i carry for protection..you certainly do not have too...but do not go and catergerize those that do..that is as bad as those out there who call CD's terrible names and who would terrorize us...those comments are no different

[Suzy Harrison]

Anyway.... don't you just love it when the US gun culture threads creeps back into the forum every now and again?...and we all know how it's going to finish !

Cue Tamara


Suzy

[Stormgirl]

Just lock this thread up,the liberals have taken over once again.