When Seconds Count--

I think I've linked this before; Seraphic Secret did so well on it, though, that I must do so again.

I lead her to the glass case that holds the wheel guns, weapons that are simple to load, easy to handle, jam-proof. And, you better believe: lethal. She scans the display. She seems overwhelmed. Finally, she looks up at me and says: “What’s to stop Ned from killing me in the next ten days?” I have no answer.

A very, very good question. UPDATED: John Wright muses on the subject of women, guns and "feminism" for a bit before pointing folks to Cornered Cat. That site has an image that is perfection defined-- and the gal with the gun looks eerily like my mom's little sister, the martial artist. (No mean feat, since we're all pale Isles blood...but no less true for that.)