Cops do not search white women who are minding their business for weapons. Do you have any idea how many women carry illegally, and always have? I don't, either. Suzanna Gratia Hupp admitted to doing so in Congressional testimony.
The real problem is training. This device would be seriously useful only against an attacker's face. Very few women are prepared to go hand-to-hand that way.
You cannot buy protection unless you are wealthy enough to hire trustworthy bodyguards. You have to build self defense in a series of mental and physical steps as well as acquisitions of equipment.
On a less serious note, I will repost this old urban legend:
- JimIn December 1966, a lady from northeast Georgia called her sister in Atlanta to ask if it would be safe to come to Atlanta to shop at a major shopping mall. Her sister assured her she would be entirely safe.
The shopper came to the city, but 'just in case,' she brought her six-inch .38-caliber revolver with her in her handbag. She arrived safely and shopped all day. Around dusk, she walked into the parking lot, carrying her bags and packages. As she approached her car, she noticed two men sitting in it. She carefully put her bags on the ground, pointed a finger and shouted, "You men get out of my car!" Nothing happened.
She again pointed her finger and shouted, "You men get out of my car." Nothing happened. She then opened her pocketbook, took out her roscoe, pointed it at the men and shouted, "You men, I've told you twice to get out of my car. Get out, and I mean right now!" This time the doors flew open and the two men ran like jackrabbits.
The lady put her revolver in her purse, retrieved her packages, placed them in the back seat of the car, and got behind the wheel. She locked the doors and put her key in the ignition. It would not turn. Suddenly, she realized that she was not in her car.
She looked around to see if anyone was watching, carefully opened the door and walked to her car, which was parked about four spaces away. Again, she loaded her packages, locked the door and began to leave the parking lot.
As she was leaving, she noticed several security guards and honked and waved to get their attention. She called out to them, "I need to tell you nice men about something that happened to me."
One of the guards replied, "Lady, we don't have time to chat. There's a little old lady with a pistol out in the parking lot hijacking cars!"