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Lancero

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12. It edges quite heavily on the usual blame that SA victims recieve.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 11:11 AM
Nov 12

Why didn't you try to defend yourself? Why were you alone? Why didn't you stay in a group? Props for not echoing the "What were you wearing?" by suggesting they wear body armor though.

Additionally, one sad fact that most gun nuts ignore when they say "Just get a gun and defend yourself!" - More often than not, that gun ends up being used against you.

Here's a good article on the subject - https://ocrcc.org/2016/03/17/guns-rape-prevention-a-dangerous-myth/

And a recent study along a similar subject, exploring the link between mass gun availability due to weak gun laws and SA occurrences - https://drpress.org/ojs/index.php/EHSS/article/view/19501

The TL;DR for the study - If you want to reduce SA, strengthen gun laws and get guns out of the hands of violent men.

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