The Trace Freaks Over Trump Appointee Who Thinks Women Should Defend Themselves

By Tom Knighton

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When it comes to violent encounters, women get the short end of the stick. While there are exceptions, women are usually smaller and weaker than men, making them particularly vulnerable to physical violence by men.

Again, there are exceptions. However, most women aren’t strongman competitors with black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or anything of the sort, nor do they want to be. Plus, none of that helps them if the man is armed.

As the old saying goes, God created all men, but Sam Colt made them equal. The same goes for women, too.

But over at The Trace, it’s bothered by the fact that President Trump’s pick to head the Office of Violence Against Women thinks it’s a good idea for women to be armed.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Violence Against Women believes that arming women in domestic violence situations is key to their safety, despite experts’ warnings that the introduction of guns into abusive relationships can imperil victims.

Shannon Lee Goessling, a former Florida prosecutor, has argued that women in domestic violence situations should take up arms against their abusers. In her role as chief legal counsel for the Southeastern …Read the Rest

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