Right for self-defense in Hawaii

Women of Hawaii Should Be Allowed to Carry Firearms:

"Opponents to the right to bear arms say we should rely on police and calls to 9-1-1. But how does 9-1-1 help the young woman as she is snatched into a car with five men who intend to cause her harm.

How does 9-1-1 help the 85-year-old woman who is about to be tied up and raped by a man with previous sex offense convictions?

How does a 9-1-1 call help me when in the face of danger?

Truth is as good as police may be -- or not be -- at their jobs, they need time to respond to a call, and they need to be called.

What rapist is going to allow a woman to call police from her cell phone? What gang member will enable a victim to call for help? No such opportunity exists.

But what every gang member, what every rapist, what every previous sex offender can understand and will respond to is the barrel of a gun pointed between his eyes -- or lower."