Women's Right To Self Defense

Kevin Mackie · Post by **Kevin Mackie** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:51 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162325,00.html

On June 27, in the case of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, the Supreme Court found that Jessica Gonzales did not have a constitutional right to police protection even in the presence of a restraining order.

By a vote of 7-to-2, the Supreme Court ruled that Gonzales has no right to sue her local police department for failing to protect her and her children from her estranged husband.

The post-mortem discussion on Gonzales has been fiery but it has missed an obvious point. If the government won't protect you, then you have to take responsibility for your own self-defense and that of your family. The court's ruling is a sad decision, but one that every victim and/or potential victim of violence must note: calling the police is not enough. You must also be ready to defend yourself.

Kevin

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:48 am

The Police do not prevent crime, they respond to it, eventually.
In many cases, too late.

Citizens are increasingly un-empowered to prevent crime, by law.

Good time to be a criminal.

NM

RACastanet · Post by **RACastanet** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:55 pm

"Good time to be a criminal."

Not in Virginia. The 'Castle Doctrine' is alive and well here. Criminals rightly fear meeting an armed civilian in this state!

Florida is an example of another very pro self defense state.

At present 38 states have 'shall issue' concealed handgun permit laws. The states with these laws have violent crime rates well below the restricted states.

Rich