Next few tweets will explain why I'm an ardent supporter of the 2nd amendment.
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Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012Fight like girls? Heck, yes. Freedomworks’ Kristina Ribali got the ball rolling.
Any genius want to explain to me why Chicago and DC aren't crime free? #gunbans—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Keep reading this feed … RT @KristinaRibali: Next few tweets will explain why I'm an ardent supporter of the 2nd amendment.—
(@EdMorrissey) July 24, 2012
Indeed. The truth is something that is actually empowering for everyone, not just women. Kristina went on to tell her story in a string of powerful tweets.
I had a stalker for five years. Restraining order: Check Do not contact order: Check—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
We spent thousands of dollars putting up security lights, obscured glass, even got an attack dog.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Guess what? He still tried to enter our backyard and our home.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
He was caught no less than four times trying to enter into our yard.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
He was continually arrested, slapped on the wrist with trespassing charges and released in a matter of days / weeks.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
It was not until I chambered a round in our shotgun (unmistakeable sound) at the window.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
I also testified in court against him. Let the judge and the stalker know that I would protect myself with deadly force if necessary.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
He continued to prey on other women.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
He continued to stalk / peep / trespass and violate the lives of countless other victims.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
He did not continue to stalk me.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Yes, I'm a tall female. I'm no waif. But I'm certainly not going to be a sitting duck and wait for the cops to save me.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
I found out later that this stalker was a known meth user.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Do you think any female could stop a predator hopped up on meth without a firearm? If you do you're an idiot.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
This is why I carry. I'm a mom. I have an obligation to protect myself and my children.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
I live in a small town with good police officers. They could not save me.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
The Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness requires that I be allowed to protect that life.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
I was also attacked when I was 17.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
I could not own a gun then. The only thing that saved me is a well placed kick to the groin.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Women: Protect yourself. Learn basic self defense and if you'd shoot it, carry a gun.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
If you wouldn't shoot it: Don't carry a gun! It'll be used against you. Know yourself. Learn your limits.—
Kristina (@KristinaRibali) July 24, 2012
Brava, Kristina.
Not too long ago, Spartanburg, S.C., Sheriff Chuck Wright got in some trouble for saying similar things. See, while the Left was telling women raped at Occupy camps to hush up, Sheriff Wright tried to empower women by telling them to arm themselves. Sheriff Wright’s remarks came on the heels of a situation similar to Kristina’s. The attempted rapist was a career cretin and repeat offender. He had been convicted of more than 20 crimes going back decades, but kept getting out of jail; leaving him free to continue to terrorize people again and again. Sheriff Wright was fed up and tried to help women protect themselves: “I want you to get a concealed weapons permit. Don’t get Mace. Get a firearm.”
Talk about real empowerment!
“Feminists,” of course, were up in (non-gun-holding) arms over the Sheriff’s advice. Guns are bad! Since “feminists” only claim they are For The Women ™, but they are actually anything but, they didn’t get it. You see, arming women and giving them the tools to defend themselves puts women in a higher position. Instead of being concerned with a rapist’s “rights,” those who truly respect and care for women are more concerned with, you know, the women.
The Left, on the other hand, think that women should just suck it up and shut up. What’s a little assault or rape if it is for an anti-gun agenda? The real war on women is perpetrated by those who believe that women should not even have a way to fight back to prevent a violent assault. Because, guns are icky. Or something.
They’d rather have victims than empowered women.
Contrary to the beliefs of the willfully ignorant like Bette Midler, Ellen Barkin, Nanny Bloomberg and their fellow travelers, the world doesn’t consist of fairy dust and kitten whiskers. And it is just not possible for the police to protect absolutely everyone at all times, nor to stop every crime, no matter what. Citizens, including women, must be able to protect themselves. And conservative women on Twitter intend to do so.
Many more are now weighing in and some are using the #whywomenpack hashtag.
Reading @KristinaRibali 's stream. & remember ladies, Castle Rock vs Gonzales established the police have no obligation to protect you!—
Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 24, 2012
@bettemidler My avatar is my 7yr old daughter practicing her #guncontrol . BTW loved you in The Rose. @michellemalkin #whywomenpack—
Capitalistic Pig (@CapitalisticPig) July 24, 2012
Amen. RT @kristinaribali: This is why I carry. I'm a mom. I have an obligation to protect myself and my children.—
Tigerlily Loamsdown (@0402sgrl) July 24, 2012
@Gabby_Hoffman Me too! @KristinaRibali—
Kathleen Burch (@burch_kathleen) July 24, 2012
@michellemalkin @BetteMidler @KristinaRibali broken nose, 6 broken arm & 6 broke ribs, my glock 30 kept it from being worse #whywomenpack—
caitlyn burnside (@AznCaity) July 24, 2012
Hi @danrodricks. Go read tweets in the #whywomenpack feed. Now tell me why women shouldn't be able to defend themselves… #MdPolitics—
Brian Griffiths (@BrianGriffiths) July 24, 2012
@michellemalkin @BetteMidler Because I can't afford armed bodyguards. #whywomenpack—
Susan MacLaren (@Whisky_Galore) July 24, 2012
That’s empowerment, baby.
