I was walking around at a gun show recently where there was enough firepower to invade at least some country in the Caribbean, and maybe a country or two elsewhere. The place was packed with people, and the cash registers were ringing. I saw people walking out of the building with enough toys to hunt with for the next twenty years.

A very small Asian man about sixty years of age had three rifles slung over his shoulder and a very large pistol on his hip. I wouldn't want to engage him on his turf. I saw a huge number of women buying pistols, and not small little toy pistols either. One very talkative guy was selling a lot of pistols to women.

I decided to listen to him, and he had a real good pitch. I'd say he was selling over half the women he was talking too. Then one woman started giving him a hard time. She was not there to buy a gun or look at a gun. She was there to be disruptive, and I have been through this experience before when I have had a booth. She was laying out all the trite arguments about guns, and he was patient, answering all her attacks. After a few minutes a young woman let herself in the booth. She listened to the anti gun woman for about a minute, and told her to move on.

The anti gun woman didn't budge, and continued her rant.

The young woman asked her to leave again, and again she was ignored.

Just then three women walked up to the booth. The young woman started showing them different models, and making recommendations. The loudmouth woman butted in, and said, "Give me one good reason for buying a gun."

The young woman stepped back, pulled off her sweater, and I gasped. She had several scars  clearly visible. She then told the story of an assault in which she was stabbed 22 times. After she finished she asked the loudmouth if that was good enough for her. The loudmouth disappeared quickly.

I learned how to deal with these anti gun anti personal protection people a long time ago. But this young woman had her own way of dealing with the situation.

Guns are a last resort in my book, but I would never tell anyone not to get one if they felt they needed it.

Just remember that if you fire a gun, there is no getting that decision back.

Most of the time you can take down a skell with a stun gun, pepper spray, and surprise.

If you're prepared you'll never be surprised.

Michael Gravette