So Help Me, I Don't Understand...

I know that there is more to self-defense than simply carrying a firearm. God knows, I know it, believe it, and preach it. Yet there's a darn good reason that the old saying, "God made men--Sam Colt made men equal," was once common currency. No single bigger equalizer than the firearm exists. It's such a no-brainer for so many women...

...or should be. So many women are reluctant to carry them and learn to use them. So help me, I don't understand...