
  --  "At least 14 women across the country used a firearm to fend off assailants between July 29 and Aug. 22 , local news reports show.  As gun purchases exploded, about half of firearm customers were women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health."  --  
IF IT ONLY SAVES ONE LIFE...  --  "Daniil Matin, 35, of Toronto, has been charged with second-degree murder of a woman at a Richmond Hill residence on Friday.  The victim and the accused were known to each other and had previously been in a relationship."  --