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Tri-State area women seeking self-defense training, licenses to carry PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jeff Garvas   
Thursday, 09 February 2006

Channel Cincinnati is reporting that women in the tri-state area are becoming proactive in their own self-defense, seeking training and obtaining licenses to carry concealed handguns.

From the story:
HAMILTON, Ohio -- Sheriff's offices around the Tri-State are fielding the demand for self-defense instruction in the wake of a double sexual assault over the weekend.

Two workers were attacked inside a model home in a new subdivision, so other suburban women have been preparing themselves should they face the same situation.

"It...probably took a little bit of my sense of security away, and I didn't even realize it was something I should be aware of each and every time I go out to the public," Cheryl Suding said.

She's one of a group of women who attended a self-defense class in Butler County on Thursday.
The more the news media covers assaults, attacks, and rapes, the more likely society is to seek some means of expanding their self-defense options. In a post 9/11 world more than 70 percent of Americans polled by Zobgy indicated they feel citizens should have access to firearms for self-defense.

From the same story:
"I'm a concealed carry permit holder," Christine Geisen said. "I've been mentally preparing. I've taken some classes. This incident definitely rattled me. … I'm just not going to be a victim."
Refuse To Be A Victim isn't just a great course created by the NRA, its an excellent motto and mindset to live by.