women on guns some view points
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:41 pm
late night and time to see what the people write regrading women and guns in India, here are few clips. the last link follow it and leave your comments.
http://www.iansa-women.org/node/37
around para 7: 1 in 14 have guns in NOida.
As per official figures, one in every 14 persons in Noida has a licensed firearm-a total of 17,717. In Greater Noida, there are 21,177 licensed guns. About 35,000 licence applications for rifles and pistols are pending. Pramod Kumar Singh alias Pappu of Ramgarh, bordering UP, bought a pistol in 2007 costing Rs 3.6 lakh, though he already owned two rifles. "But a pistol is a pistol. It gives you a special feeling," he said. Laxman Pandey, a farmer in Chandauli district, UP, loves to carry his rifle around in his village, Dharawli, because it earns him respect.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-19204783.html
News: International: Indian women take up guns to fight abuse Village women in India's conservative heartland are ready to defend themselves writes Julian West in Johri, Uttar Pradesh
The Sunday Telegraph London | May 7, 2000 | Julian West | 700+ words | Copyright
A GROUP of women from a small village west of Delhi, tired of lives of oppression and abuse, are defying generations of convention by taking up guns.
Prompted by an incident when a local woman was stripped naked and paraded through the village by policemen, about a dozen young girls and their grandmothers from Johri village, in western Uttar Pradesh state, have taken up rifle and pistol shooting to protect themselves.
The women, who all come from the Jat caste - a proud farming community whose men traditionally keep guns - practise for an hour a day after working in the …
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/ind ... 58114.html
Punjab women keeping licensed guns for self-defense
Sat Feb 21 2009 15:15:04 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) by ANI ( Comments )
New Delhi, Feb. 21 (ANI): As the criminal activities are rising in Punjab, a growing number of women have started keeping licensed guns to protect themselves.
With 541 licensed weapons registered for women, Bhatinda district comes first in the tally, followed by Patiala (256) and Faridkot (105).
Women feel that keeping a weapon would enable them to defend themselves and their families in crisis situations.
One incident happened with me. One boy of my village molested me. That is why I have to keep this licensed weapon for my security, said Manpreet Kaur, a local villager.
Many housewives also possess weapons, which make them feel safe against robbers, snatchers and thieves.
Now, I am not afraid and I go to my field freely without any fear. The weapon gives me a confidence that I have a gun and a pistol. I am well equipped with these weapons to deal with any trouble, said Karmjeet Kaur, a housewife.
Every three minutes a woman becomes victim of a crime in the nation.
A total of 185,312 incidents of crime against women were reported in India during 2007 against 164,765 cases of 2006, with an increase of 12.5 percent.
The number of crimes committed against women has increased continuously during the last five years. 20,771 cases of rape were reported in 2007. (ANI)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5323140.stm
Under a blazing midday sun, more than a hundred Indian women are being put through their paces in a special training facility north of the capital, Delhi.
Smartly attired in brilliant blue battle fatigues, this is an all-female police unit that is shortly to be deployed alongside UN peacekeepers in Liberia.......
now a blast from the past, if you have not left your comments please do so ...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/gu ... or_control
http://www.iansa-women.org/node/37
around para 7: 1 in 14 have guns in NOida.
As per official figures, one in every 14 persons in Noida has a licensed firearm-a total of 17,717. In Greater Noida, there are 21,177 licensed guns. About 35,000 licence applications for rifles and pistols are pending. Pramod Kumar Singh alias Pappu of Ramgarh, bordering UP, bought a pistol in 2007 costing Rs 3.6 lakh, though he already owned two rifles. "But a pistol is a pistol. It gives you a special feeling," he said. Laxman Pandey, a farmer in Chandauli district, UP, loves to carry his rifle around in his village, Dharawli, because it earns him respect.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-19204783.html
News: International: Indian women take up guns to fight abuse Village women in India's conservative heartland are ready to defend themselves writes Julian West in Johri, Uttar Pradesh
The Sunday Telegraph London | May 7, 2000 | Julian West | 700+ words | Copyright
A GROUP of women from a small village west of Delhi, tired of lives of oppression and abuse, are defying generations of convention by taking up guns.
Prompted by an incident when a local woman was stripped naked and paraded through the village by policemen, about a dozen young girls and their grandmothers from Johri village, in western Uttar Pradesh state, have taken up rifle and pistol shooting to protect themselves.
The women, who all come from the Jat caste - a proud farming community whose men traditionally keep guns - practise for an hour a day after working in the …
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/ind ... 58114.html
Punjab women keeping licensed guns for self-defense
Sat Feb 21 2009 15:15:04 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) by ANI ( Comments )
New Delhi, Feb. 21 (ANI): As the criminal activities are rising in Punjab, a growing number of women have started keeping licensed guns to protect themselves.
With 541 licensed weapons registered for women, Bhatinda district comes first in the tally, followed by Patiala (256) and Faridkot (105).
Women feel that keeping a weapon would enable them to defend themselves and their families in crisis situations.
One incident happened with me. One boy of my village molested me. That is why I have to keep this licensed weapon for my security, said Manpreet Kaur, a local villager.
Many housewives also possess weapons, which make them feel safe against robbers, snatchers and thieves.
Now, I am not afraid and I go to my field freely without any fear. The weapon gives me a confidence that I have a gun and a pistol. I am well equipped with these weapons to deal with any trouble, said Karmjeet Kaur, a housewife.
Every three minutes a woman becomes victim of a crime in the nation.
A total of 185,312 incidents of crime against women were reported in India during 2007 against 164,765 cases of 2006, with an increase of 12.5 percent.
The number of crimes committed against women has increased continuously during the last five years. 20,771 cases of rape were reported in 2007. (ANI)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5323140.stm
Under a blazing midday sun, more than a hundred Indian women are being put through their paces in a special training facility north of the capital, Delhi.
Smartly attired in brilliant blue battle fatigues, this is an all-female police unit that is shortly to be deployed alongside UN peacekeepers in Liberia.......
now a blast from the past, if you have not left your comments please do so ...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/gu ... or_control
open democracy must be wiping clean the slate.