guns for the abused

[Ol` Joe]

It looks like some of our officials are finally coming to their senses. They should have done this years ago.

http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2005/08/17/202879.html

[Rocky Raab]

Joe, I find no reference to guns for the abused at that link. They probably rotate stories every few minutes.

If you could find the story to which you refer, maybe you could do a cut and paste for us?

[Allen]

I think this is what he was talking about.



N.C. Law Encourages Guns for Victims
By STEVE HARTSOE
Wed Aug 17, 9:53 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina lawmakers have approved a measure that would require courts to give battered spouses something extra when they seek a restraining order _ information on how to apply for a concealed weapon.

However, victim's advocates who support efforts to curb domestic violence said the measure could end up causing more problems by bringing guns into already volatile relationships.

"In my experience, if you've got a fire out there, I don't think you put it out by throwing gas on it," said Bart Rick, a Seattle-area sheriff who chairs the National Sheriffs' Association domestic violence committee. "When I read this ... I went 'Whoa.'"

The president of the gun-rights group that pushed for the measure said it's more about helping victims of domestic violence help themselves.

"We're not interested in them shooting their abusers," said Paul Valone, president of Grass Roots North Carolina. "We're interested in delivering a message: When police can't protect these people, they are capable of protecting themselves."

The measure becomes law Oct. 1 unless Gov. Mike Easley decides to veto it. His office declined Wednesday to comment on his plans.

The bill, which passed overwhelmingly in both houses of the legislature, would also add protective orders to the evidence a sheriff can consider when determining whether to issue an emergency permit to carry a concealed weapon. Normally, an applicant must wait 90 days for such a permit.

[Ol` Joe]

Allens got it. Sorry I didn`t test the link, I just took it for granted it would work.
They don`t acually give out guns, but they are doing the next best thing letting people know they have a choice other then waiting on the police or taking a beating.