From Police Mag: Officer Christin Rudell of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stood in harm’s way and fired her weapon on a drunk driving suspect to prevent the woman from running over her beat partner with a car again.
Military Women Face Hidden Problems
From Time.com’s Battleland: The public conversation about women in the military has all been about sexual assault and whether they should be in combat. These are important issues, but the predominant challenges that female service members face are trying to balance deployment with gynecological, reproductive, and family issues. I published on this very topic in 2001 in Military Medicine. Unfortunately not enough has changed.
Concealed Carry For Small Women
The US Concealed Carry Association has a comprehensive article on the different carry methods for petite women.
Fashonable and Protected
This is a great article on how and what to wear for women who carry concealed. CorneredCat.com
Women at the 2011 USPSA Nationals
This is a montage of the women who participated in the 2011 Nationals for the USPSA.
MilitaryWoman.org
This is a neat site that documents the role of women in the military over the years.
Ranger School May Open To Women
From MilitaryTimes.com: Capt. Emily Hannenberg, of the 554th Engineer Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, graduated from the Sapper Leader Course in 2008. The 2007 West Point graduate said if given the chance, she would welcome the opportunity to attend Ranger School — but only if the standards remain the same for men and women.
Women for Team FNH Off to a Good Start in 2012
From Guns.com: Dianna Liedorff and Karla Herdzik both claimed High Lady titles in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri.
Low Recoil Pistols
From American Rifleman: When considering the purchase of a low-recoil defensive pistol, we have to ask some important questions. Is a bigger handgun the better handgun if our loved one can’t tolerate the recoil? Is using the correct model of handgun as important to their self-defense plan as finding a model they will practice with? Should we write off pistols that our friends or family would buy and shoot on…