Sheriff Tells Women to Get Guns

(Reuters) – A South Carolina sheriff who called for women to carry guns to defend themselves against assaults said on Tuesday he has received a positive response to his advice.

During a press conference Monday about a rape suspect’s arrest, Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said women should walk in groups and get a gun.

“I don’t want you to go for the Mace. I want you to go for the concealed weapons permit,” the sheriff said, according to a video of his remarks.

Wright said women could conceal a small pistol inside a fanny pack when they go out jogging.

“They got one called ‘The Judge’ that shoots a .45 or a .410 shell,” he said. “You ain’t gotta be accurate. You just gotta get close.”

Wright’s comments were prompted by the case of Walter Monroe Lance, 46, who was arrested in a park Sunday and charged with kidnapping, rape and grand larceny. The suspect has a long record of arrests.

Wright said he knew he would “get all lit up” by anti-gun activists for his remarks, but he was frustrated that Lance kept getting out of jail.

“I really think that would send a message to some of these people that can’t control themselves that you better be really cautious who you mess with because they might be armed,” Wright told Reuters on Tuesday.

“Just presenting a weapon could have prevented this whole thing from happening.”

To read the rest of the story (but see note below first): https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-guns-sheriff-idUSTRE7A077X20111101

(Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Greg McCune)

BLOGGER’S NOTE: There is a statistic at the bottom of the piece that, unless they chose the Marx Brothers as their sample group, is inaccurate due to lack of or falsified data.  There is no possible way to accurately quantify the number of people who carry firearms. The statistic, therefore, is not an accurate reflection of the actions of concealed carry permit holders. Just sayin’.