Get a Restraining Order, Call 911 -That's What We Are Told

AP Wire | 05/23/2006 | Bismarck man charged with attempted murder The Left tells us that we don't need guns for self-defense because we can call 911 and be rescued. Women don't need guns; they can get restraining orders.

A woman that followed this advice is lucky to be alive.

She got a restraining order. It did nothing. She tried to call 911 he broke her cell phone. (He is charged - among other things - with interfering with an emergency call, a misdemeanor.)

So what happened?

[He] is accused of choking [her] until she was unconscious and breaking her cell phone when she tried to call for help has pleaded not guilty to several charges including attempted murder.

[He] also is charged with criminal mischief, interfering with an emergency call and violating a restraining order by entering the woman's home last Thursday, court documents show.

He could have easily killed her. The restraining order failed to keep him away. The cell phone failed to keep him at bay. This illustrates a truth; in the few moments you have when attacked, you are on your own.

A firearm may not have altered the situation, but I believe it would have. I believe it would have given this woman the leverage to defend herself.