https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2023/12/19/domestic-violence-gun-n78534
Domestic Violence Survivors Speak Out Against Gun Control
By Tom Knighton | 8:29 AM on December 19, 2023
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Shirley Watral, the state director of the Florida Women For Gun Rights Organization, is a domestic violence survivor and professional firearms instructor. In the hearing, she shared how her views on gun ownership changed after how the man she was in love with kidnapped her and tortured her for 15 hours (via Judiciary.House.gov):
Attempts I made to escape were met with beatings. I was no match for his size and strength. I was forced to stay seated or kneeling on the floor of the master bedroom. As the hours went by, I found no way out. I thought my salvation came when he brought out a gun and set it on the bed. Hours prior to this, no one heard my screams or came to my rescue. I saw the gun as my way to freedom. I could either use it to defend myself or get a shot off that the neighbors would hear.
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Yeah, I know Christmas Eve is supposed to be about the Prince of Peace’s birthday.
But, to the victims of Domestic Violence, it often brings out the worst.
Christmas, New Years, ad Superbowl Sunday are supposedly the worst for it.
I only know that when there’s a lot of drinking that’s when the family ugliness comes out.
Dona Nobis Pacem
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