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Related: About this forumWoman's handgun sends her assailant running
The woman had just parked her car near the intersection of 8th and John Quincy Adams streets around 10:21 p.m. Sunday when a stranger approached her from behind, grabbed her hair and dragged her backwards, police said. She was assaulted until she pointed her legally-owned handgun at the man and he fled on foot.
Several Oregon City Police officers and a Gladstone K-9 officer responded and searched for the suspect, but were unable to locate him in the area. Oregon City Police are currently investigating.
Police said the suspect is described as a male in his late 20s, approximately 5-foot-8-inches tall with a slender build. He had medium length hair down to his chin and no facial hair. He was last seen wearing a brown zip-up jacket or hoodie with dark colored pants.
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2013/04/womans_handgun_sends_her_assai.html
Guns make you less safe? Not always.
There's a radio interview with her here: http://www.kxl.com/04/12/13/Woman-Who-Pulls-Gun-On-Attacker-Speaks-t/landing.html?blockID=677137&feedID=10446
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Radio link doesn't work any more.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)I just listened to the interview. It should work.
On edit: It does. You have to go to the page and then click on the player below the article. It's some right-wing talk show host, apparently.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)as the page loads, then it changes to black. Flash doesn't run on my iPad.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)It is an Adobe Flash Player.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)and pull out my gun."
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)How she should not be allowed to carry a dangerous weapon like that in the streets? How the bad guy will just take away her gun and use it against her? How guns are never the answer? How she's much more likely to be killed at home by her boyfriend than to ever need a gun to defend herself?
holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)Every time anyone posts anything that implies that firearms aren't worse than the plague, nuclear war and boy bands all together, the inevitable response is "NRA TALKING POINTS! NRA TALKING POINTS!".
Several of those things you posted, sarcastically I assumed, could similarly labeled Mayors Against Illegal Guns (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg Inc) talking points as well.
ileus
(15,396 posts)Flashing a gun in public...was she charged?
It was only one attacker.
Robb
(39,665 posts)Cool story. Totally believable, too.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Robb
(39,665 posts)Confirmation bias. You're soaking in it.