NPR Versus Single-mom and Gun-owner

It seems that NPR has become aware of the fact that women are buying guns. They don't seem too happy about it. Meet this new gun owner: a single mom in Colorado : NPR

We caught up this week with a busy mother after work. By way of introduction, she told us where she lives in Aurora, Colo.

MISHEIKA GADDIS: I actually have lived over in the Del Mar area for about five years now. It's not the best of neighborhoods, but it's what I call home.

The story goes on to detail how she has lost family members to violence, that doesn't get ignored by NPR, but they don't provide much in the way of details either.

Then there is her experienc in having to call 911.

SIMON: And why not just call the police?

GADDIS: Honestly, I've had incidents where I've called them and I don't feel like they got there in enough time. Or - like, even the call with the emergency responders, it's like, well, what's your name? Where are you at? What's your phone number?

SIMON: Yeah.

GADDIS: What's the emergency? It's a long process. So by the time the police get to you, if you get all that information out to them, it'll be too late.

So right there is the reason to not rely on The System™. You call 911. Sometimes you wait for an answer. They you answer their list of required questions. Then they dispatch police (assuming you are in a jurisdiction where all the police are not tied up on other calls). Then the police drive to your location.

How long does all of that take? Again, it depends on your location. Cops won't magically appear on your doorstep in 2 seconds.

But none of that, the death in her family, her ACTUAL experience in calling 911 is enough for NPR. They essentially say "I know you have valid reasons for fearing crime in your not-so-great neighborhood, but myself and those like me living in safe, suburban enclaves have negative feelings about guns that override any facts you might have." Here's what they actually said.

SIMON: There are people who will hear our conversation who will be very moved by what you have to say but still wish you hadn't chosen to get a gun and doubt that you've done the right thing. I wonder if you have an answer for that.

At least they did ask her to respond to their "feelings."

GADDIS: Everyone's decisions of their life are based on what they've gone through. I've been through enough hurt and chaos to feel like this is the best decision for myself and my family. Would you rather be the victim of something or the person that came to the defense, you know? So this was the best decision that I could have made.

Hat tip to Keep and Bear Arms.