I would prefer to bring a gun to a gun fight

Women in Albany, GA are learning Tae Kwon Do or Karate so that they can defend themselves against increasing crime:

News of an increase in violent crime may encourage you to learn how to fight back. Some Albany women are doing all they can to make sure they don't become crime victims . . .

when it comes time to defend herself, she knows it's no laughing matter. She's one of a growing number of women signing up for self-defense classes . . .

"With crime rates increasing, I worry about my safety," she said . . .

"Women being hurt, thrown in the trunk of the car, end up in their demise and its very important they know some kind of self defense," Robinson adds . . .

I think it is very good to learn Tae Kwon Do, Karate, or other hand to hand combat skills, but I hope they also plan to get handgun self defense training, apply for their CCW, & to carry a gun that they can use in a gun fight. Hand to Hand combat skills are very helpful in hand to hand combat, and it is true that statistically everyone is better off fighting back than submitting no matter what tools they use. However, a gun is a much better tool for use in a gun fight, and bringing a gun to a gun fight will increase your odds exponentially over only bringing your bare hands. After all, jumping out of the way of flying bullets usually only works in movies like The Matrix.

A gun is a great equalizer - a gun in the hands of a 120 Lb woman makes her equal to an armed 250 Lb attacker, and with some training she can easily become superior. As the old saying goes: "God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal."