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July-August 2018 1
2 Women&Guns
Women&Guns July-August 2018 Volume 29, Number 4
On the Cover
Summertime, and the practicing is easier! Photo
courtesy Howard Communications.
Contents
NEWS PAGE 5
Washington State gun owners rally draws thousands,
one-day Detroit event has 800+ women.
DC PROJECT PAGE 8
Women from across the country are gathering in the na-
tion’s capital. By Genie Jennings.
DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES PAGE 10
The laws in Massachusetts governing stun guns may be
changing. By Lyn Bates.
HANDGUNS PAGE 12
A 9mm handgun from SCCY proves reliable and affordable. By
Bob Campbell.
GEAR PAGE 16
Prois introduces a new iteration of camouflage for its women’s
outdoor clothing line. By Peggy Tartaro.
AMMUNITION PAGE 18
Black Hills Ammunition’s Honey Badger line of non-expanding
bullets. By Bob Campbell.
ADVENTURE PAGE 22
A waterfowl outing on the Chesapeake Bay is a fitting tribute to
W&G’s late Contributing Editor. By Sheila Link.
LEGALLY SPEAKING PAGE 24
The Bill Cosby case is the jumping off point for some “adult
talk.” By Karen MacNutt.
MAKING a DIFFERENCE PAGE 27
Every day is an opportunity to do more. By Genie Jennings.
RESOURCE DIRECTORY PAGE 34
FROM the EDITOR PAGE 38
Welcoming young people into the political fight for gun rights with a little advice. By Peggy Tartaro.
July-August 2018 3
Women&Guns
www.womenandguns.com
About the Authors PO Box 35
Buffalo, NY 14205-0035
Ph. (716) 885-6408
Lyn Bates is the Vice President of AWARE (Arming Fax (716) 884-4471
Women Against Rape and Endangerment, www. Email waguns@verizon.net
aware.org), a nonprofit organization that provides
information and training to enable women to avoid, JULIANNE VERSNEL GOTTLIEB
deter, repel or resist crimes ranging from minor Publisher
harassment to violent assault. She has been a PEGGY TARTARO
competitive shooter, recipient of the National Tactical Executive Editor
Invitational’s Tactical Advocate Award, and certified
Contributing Editors
to teach a wide range of self-defense techniques. She Lyn Bates
has authored the book Safety for Stalking Victims, Carolee Anita Boyles
blogs at www.aware.org and can be reached at R.K. Campbell
bates@aware.org. Gila Hayes
Genie Jennings
R.K. “Bob” Campbell is a working, sworn law- Roger Lanny
enforcement officer who writes about guns and Sheila Link
self-defense issues for W&G and several other gun Karen MacNutt
publications. His book, available from Merril Press, Diane Walls
is The Handgun in Personal Defense. He has written Dave Workman
extensively on the use of carbines by police and
Advertising Sales
civilians. His abstract on police carbine marksmanship
Billy Rogers
is used as a reference by the National Institute of PO Box 156 • Ilwaco WA 98624
Justice. Ph. 360-244-9185 • Fax 360-665-0543
billyrogers1911@gmail.com
Genie Jennings is a Contributing Editor for Women
& Guns Magazine writing a column, Making a Published by:
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Women&Guns
News
Washington Capitol Rally Draws 2,500 Gunowners
By Dave Workman, Alliance for Gun Responsibility, ing, “We should be able to have
Contributing Editor a deep-pockets gun prohibition our rights.”
About 2,500 Evergreen State lobbying group, announced its All three said their pro-rights
gun owners recently gathered at newest gun control initiative cam- viewpoints had been silenced by
the Washington State capitol in paign. teachers and administrators at
Pro-rights teen Aryeh Rohde (back to camera) spoke to a crowd of about
Olympia, promising to fight a 2,500 Second Amendment activists in Olympia during an April 18 rally pro-
testing a new state gun control citizen initiative. (Dave Workman photo)
new anti-gun ballot initiative that
would raise the minimum age for The initiative was not well-re- their schools.
purchasing a modern sporting rifle ceived by several teens who spoke Another 16-year-old, Aryeh
to 21, and add other requirements to W&G. Joe Baker, 16, came Rohde, delivered an emotional
including a 10-day waiting period. with two friends and his father, speech, declaring that people who
The turnout was the largest waving an American flag. are disarmed “aren’t people, they’re
showing of gun owners in several “I think that’s (raising the age) slaves.” His remarks brought a
years. It was a pure grassroots ef- taking away basic rights,” Baker rousing cheer and applause from
fort, organized by a 26-year-old said. a crowd that had become weary of
expectant mother and college stu- One of his companions, Colton media images of a few teens from
dent, Tessa Ashley, and gun rights Doiron, asserted that “if we start Parkland, FL, who have become
activist Allen Acosta. They used changing one thing, it will lead to media sweethearts for campaign-
social media, talk radio and net- a lot more (restrictions).” ing for more gun control.
working to bring it all together. Donovan Saldavia, a student Rohde asserted in an interview
Ironically, the rally came less at a Pierce County high school,
Olympia Rally
than a day after the Seattle-based echoed Doiron’s concerns, add-
Continued on Page 31
July-August 2018 5
Judge Rules Out NRA NY Attorney General
Caught in Own Web
‘Jane Does’ in Florida Suit
Just a few weeks ago, then
A federal judge ruled in May calls, attorneys for the NRA
New York Attorney General Eric
that anonymous teenage plain- wanted to include a 19-year-old
Schneiderman praised the New
tiffs helping to challenge Florida’s woman as a plaintiff in the lawsuit
Yorker Magazine after that publi-
sweeping anti-gun law must iden- but wanted to keep her name con-
tify themselves publicly, even as fidential and instead identify her cation shared a Pulitzer Prize for
he acknowledged the order would as “Jane Doe.” Ronan Farrow’s investigation into
probably expose them to intense The NRA also sought to include sexual misconduct allegations
leftist “vitriol” and “harassment.” testimony from another 19-year- against film mogul Harvey Wein-
In what media reports indicated old man as well. The move was stein.
was “a surprising turn,” US Dis- challenged by Florida Attorney “Without the reporting of the
trict Judge Mark Walker even sug- General Pam Bondi. @nytimes and the @newyorker
gested that he personally wanted W&G —and the brave women and men
to side with the National Rifle As- who spoke up about the sexual
sociation (NRA), which wants to harassment they endured at the
OK Governor Vetoes
shield the young plaintiffs’ iden- hands of powerful men—there
Constitutional Carry
tities, but said his hands were ul- would not be the critical national
timately tied by court precedent, reckoning underway,” Schneider-
Oklahoma’s Republican Gov.
the Washington Times reported. man tweeted then.
Mary Fallin vetoed a bill in May
“If it were entirely up to this that would have authorized adults But suddenly it was Farrow and
court, the court would not hesi- to carry firearms without a permit Jane Mayer reporting on four
tate to grant the NRA’s motion,” or training, dealing a rare defeat to women accusing Schneiderman
Walker wrote in his ruling. “One the National Rifle Association in of physical abuse. One of them,
need only look to the harassment a conservative state, USA Today Michelle Manning Barish, said
suffered by some of the Parkland reported. she “could not remain silent and
shooting survivors to appreciate The veto comes after opposition encourage other women to be
the vitriol that has infected pub- from the business community brave for me.” Schneiderman ini-
lic discourse about the Second and law enforcement authorities, tially responded to the allegations
Amendment. And this court has including top officials with the of physical violence by saying he’d
no doubt the harassment goes Oklahoma State Bureau of Inves- engaged in “role-playing and oth-
both ways.” tigation who have said it could er consensual sexual activity.””
The NRA filed the lawsuit on erode public safety. However, three hours later,
Second Amendment grounds The NRA had supported the Schneiderman, who has a long
soon after Florida lawmakers ap- bill’s passage and had urged Fallin history of anti-gun advocacy go-
proved gun legislation that would to sign it. ing back to his state Senate days
raise the age to buy guns to 21 In a statement announcing her and as state attorney general, re-
years old. The age restriction is veto, Fallin stressed her support signed.
one part of a larger anti-gun bill for the Second Amendment, say- His sudden departure puts an
signed by Gov. Rick Scott in the ing:. exclamation mark on the state’s
wake of the February shooting at “I believe the firearms laws we new law requiring every business
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High currently have in place are effec-
School that left 17 dead. in the state, presumably including
tive, appropriate and minimal,” the state government, to conduct
Citing the harassment of one adding that the bill would have
of its top Florida officials who annually sexual harassment train-
eliminated the requirement for a ing for all employees.
was subjected to threatening and training course.
profanity-laced emails and phone W&G W&G
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700 Women First-Time Shooters firearms, and were required to
pre-register online.
And the Number Keeps Growing Participants were made aware
that the goal is to only introduce
women to guns and allow them
By Women&Guns Staff Handling such big turnouts of to get a sense of what firing a gun
interested firsttime women has is like. The event is not intended
In 2017 Women & Guns become smoother and problem- to be stand-alone training or
reported on a historic one-day free each year at Detroit-Metro’s sufficient without additional
women’s handgun safety training Top Gun Sports Range in Taylor, training. Rather, this brief session
program organized by Legally MI. The pre-registered “students” was to be viewed as a preview of
Armed in Detroit in which history are assigned starting times about what someone can learn with more
was made when some 600 ladies two hours apart beginning at 9 complete training and practice.
According to an Ammoland.
com report, Ector, a Detroit area
gun rights advocate who is an
NRA-certified instructor as well as
a regular participant at the annual
Gun Rights Policy Conferences,
was inspired to organize the one-
day free shooting lesson for women
Aguila Ammunition provided 9mm ammunition for this year’s Women’s
Training Day Event which these new shooters appreciated.
participated. This year we can a.m. and running throughout
report that the 2018 edition, held the day. About 50 students begin
May 20, attracted even more first- by attending the one-hour safety
time shooters: 700, ranging in age and nomenclature class for semi-
Rick Ector of Legally Armed in
from 12 to 87. auto 9mm handguns before being Detroit answers questions from a
Every year since Rick Ector escorted onto the range where local television reporter.
of Legally Armed in Detroit an instructor is assigned to each
(LAID) first started these one- firing point. At the introductory by a television news report.
day free programs seven years class they are also taught the basics “One night while viewing
ago, attendance has been growing. of range safety, the basic range the local news telecast, he saw
The first event attracted 50 officer’s commands, how to stand a story about a woman who was
women, the second 100, and while firing a handgun and other murdered; her body was dumped
the attendance has multiplied details. in a vacant lot. The story haunted
astronomically ever since. Next Once on the range, they are Ector as he pondered what could
year, the one-day introductory individually coached again on be done to help women better
class designed to teach women the how to control, hold and load a 9 protect themselves. Hence the free
basics of firearm safety and how to mm handgun, before being issued one-day handgun familiarization
shoot will most likely set another 20 rounds of ammunition.
record—an attendance of 1,000 is All the students had to be Detroit Women
even possible. lawfully able to possess and shoot Continued on Page 32
July-August 2018 7
Women&Guns
DC Project
The DC Project:
Revealing the Face of the American Gun Owner
By Genie Jennings, legislators on the realities of pri- print.
Contributing Editor vate gun ownership and the Sec- The goal of
ond Amendment. the creators
The DC Project is a true grass- This year’s event will have taken was to have
roots endeavor to educate federal place by the time this issue is in 50 women,
one from each
state, go to Elizabeth Stringer
Wa s h i n g t o n Pearch, AK
to introduce
themselves
to their re-
spective Rep-
resentative
and Senators.
There are no
Beth Reoch Alca- big donors
zar, AL or corporate
sponsors.
Instead each
woman is
responsible
for her own
transporta- Gina Roberts, CA
tion, food,
and lodging
during the
time she is in
the capital.
The hope is
that the wom-
en will meet
Julie Waastad, CA their legislators,
be able to tell
their stories,
and, hopefully,
be able to devel-
op a congenial
r e l a t i o n s h i p.
Cheryl Todd of Arizona, speaks at the 2017 DC Project event in front of the
US Capitol. The legislators Lanny Barnes, CO
8 Women&Guns
and their staffs Karla Dins- fecool, OH
moore-Mooney, Dianna Lie-
and the staff
MD dorff Muller, OK
will also have Dakota Over- Kelley Ann
an opportuni- land-MN Pidgeon, PA
ty to join their Stacey E. Adda May
Washington, MO Dillon, SC
constituents Kathey Eckles J o r d a n
at a nearby Love, MT Blake, SC Mary Yungeberg,
range. These Maya Baeza, HI Heather Miller, LaKasha Rob- SD
NC bins, MA Ashlynne
Stephanie Thomas, TX
are the 2018 Schafer, NE Robyn Sando-
participants. Elaine Hope val, TX
For more in- Croteau, NH A m a n d a
Robin Wright, Johnson, VA
formation on
NJ Megan Bo-
the DC Proj- B a r b a r a Gabby Franco, TX land, VA
Lori Ann Black- ect and a recap Weimer Rum- Mia Farinelli, VA
well, IL Kim Condon, MS pel, NM/FL Tennille Gib-
son Chidester,
UT
of this year’s Diane Scully, Susan Han-
June 22 event, NV sen, WA
go to agirlan- Laura Evans, Kelly Welke,
NY WI
dagun.org/dc- Lauren Hart-
April Strong, Tiffany
project. nett, NY Johnson,
WY
At press Amanda Suf- Tina Martin-Nims, TN
Rhonda Ezell, IL NC
time, he fol-
lowing wom-
en partici-
pating in the
2018 event
are:
Lara Cul-
linane Smith,
Shebrena Maden CA
Vaught, KY B r o o k e
Cheney, CT
Holly Sulli-
van, CT
Chloe Dea-
ton, FL
Shayna Lo-
pez-Rivas, FL
Christi Con- Gretchan Helm,
ner Tate, GA MD
Lucretia
Hughes, GA
Ki Welch, GA
Jeanelle
Westrom, IA
Jessica Klin-
gener-Minor, ID
Beth Walker,
IN
Corinne Elise,
Jennifer Wyatt, MI KS
July-August 2018 9
Women&Guns
Defensive Strategies
Stun Guns in Massachusetts
handguns, they were definitely lice to report what happened, and
less lethal, less expensive and still she was arrested, because Tasers
remarkably effective. and stun guns are illegal in Mas-
Again, nobody sachusetts. She was convicted, her
seemed case appealed to the Massachusetts
t o Supreme Court which upheld the
know verdict. Her case was taken to the
US Supreme Court, which agreed
to hear the case. AWARE wrote
an amicus brief (with the help of
a law firm in DC) for the court ar-
By Lyn Bates, guing that those non-lethal, mod-
Contributing Editor why ern weapons should be allowed.
they The court determined that al-
Many years ago I moved to Mas- w e r e though they were modern,
sachusetts, and gradually started banned. I the Second Amendment
learning about firearms, took gun got used to should still apply.
lessons, got a license, bought a explaining to The Supreme Court
gun and became certified to teach students what decision did not auto-
other people. was legal here by matically change the
Along the way, I started to learn saying something law in Massachu-
about the―how can I put this like “This is Mas- setts. Massachu-
kindly?―absurd, arcane, some- sachusetts. The laws setts dismissed
times ridiculous laws in my new about guns and other C a e t a n o ’s
home state. I could understand things you might use to convic-
what a Class A license covered, protect yourself are not sup- tion, so
and a Class B license and an FID posed to make sense. You need she was
(Firearms ID card) covered. Pep- to know what is and isn’t legal, home
per spray was legal, but only if you but don’t expect it to be sensible free,
had one of those three licenses. or reasonable.”
Why did one need a license for Even when gun laws in Mas-
pepper spray, a wonderfully effec- sachusetts were modified, with
tive defensive tool that was non- many good changes made, stun but
lethal, inexpensive, and easy to guns and Tasers still remained t h e
carry? Nobody seemed to know banned. legis- lature
for sure. Answers varied from, “It Did anyone ever get in trouble did not get around
might be to keep more state em- over that ban? Yes, Jamie Caeta- to chang- ing the state’s law.
ployees busy managing those re- no did. Several years ago she was In 2016, two organizations, the
cords,” to “It must be just another given a stun gun by a friend to Center for Individual Right (CIR)
way for the state to get license fees protect herself against her ex. Her in Washington, DC, and Com-
from us.” ex showed up, she threatened him
Stun guns and Tasers were also Defensive Strategies
with her electronic weapon, and
illegal in Mass. Compared to he went away. She called the po- Continued on Page 33
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Women&Guns
An Affordable 9mm
from SCCY
The SCCY 9mm is a neat and attractive pistol at a fair price
By Bob Campbell, introduced the CPX
Contributing Editor 9mm handgun. I
found the piece to
A few years ago when SCCY be reliable, well de-
signed,
and of-
fered at
a fair
price.
The ear-
ly ver- The SCCY CPX 2 slide lock/release
features a synthetic extension.
sions with a frame
mounted safety it may have been caused by the
sometimes suffered shooter’s thumb contacting the
the safety moving to safety―I recommend the version
the on position dur- without a safety.
ing firing. This is the CPX 2. A pistol with
While SCCY has a ten-pound double-action-only
The SCCY CPX 2 handles well and trigger may be carried without a
may be an affordable lifesaver for corrected the issue―and some of
those on a budget. manual safety. True safety is be-
12 Women&Gunstween the ears and the trigger
finger is the true safety. Just the
same be certain you are comfort-
able with this type of handgun
and always carry the handgun in
a holster.
I wished to test a new model
SCCY CPX 9mm in order to see
if there were any improvement in
the pistol’s performance and fin-
ish. The stainless slide and po-
lar white frame version tested is
clearly more attractive than the
all black pistols I have previously
tested. The slide is well polished
and there are no tool marks inside
or out. I recall a reliable handgun
from previous testing and the new
pistol follows this line closely. Per-
haps the most attractive feature
The SCCY is a clean and compact design. It is available in nine grip colors
of this handgun is its price. At and two slide finishes.
$227.63 at present from Cheap- a locked breech action self-loading constant carry at 15 ounces. A
erthandirt.com the SCCY CPX pistol with a double-action-only heavier and more powerful hand-
2 is priced at almost exactly half trigger mechanism, a 3.1 inch gun might be left at home, as I
the price of the Smith & Wesson barrel, a stainless steel slide, well often say, and there is little excuse
Shield or Glock 43. While they designed sights with three dot not to carry the SCCY. The trig-
are different handguns this is an inserts, two ten round magazines ger both cocks and drops the ham-
important frame of reference. and a trigger lock with two keys. mer. The action is not reset by the
For this modest outlay you get The CPX is light enough for slide. The trigger may be pressed
repeatedly in practice with a tri-
ple-checked unloaded pistol. This
is an advantage for those wishing
to master the trigger action by dry
fire practice. The pistol is hammer
fired.
The CPX 2 is only 6.0 inches
long, 4.6 inches high and a little
over an inch thick. The grip fits
most hands well. The pistol is sup-
plied with finger grip extensions
on the magazine. There are flush
fit flat baseplates supplied. I think
that a good program is to deploy
the flush fit magazine for con-
cealed carry, particularly pocket
carry, and use the finger grip mag-
The SCCY 9mm is easily racked to make ready. Overall this is a pistol well azine for the backup load as the
suited to home defense, particularly for those on a budget.
July-August 2018 13pistol. What it does, it does so
ably, but it isn’t a pistol that will
be found useful much past 15
yards for most shooters.
For this review I chose two
credible loads, While the pistol
has proven reliable with other
loads, it pays to test a handgun
with more than a few choices. I
used the Black Hills Ammuni-
tion 125-grain Honey Badger
and the Black Hills Ammuni-
tion 124-grain JHP. The Honey
Badger is a projectile that is ma-
chined from solid copper and
which features sharp flutes that
add to wound potential. Fluid
dynamics are part of the equation
for wound potential. (See related
story elsewhere in this issue.)
I also used the Black Hills Am-
munition 124-grain jacketed hol-
low point. The Honey Badger
load broke about 950 feet per
second, the 124-grain JHP about
1010 fps. These loads are control-
lable and offer wound ballistics
superior to the .380 ACP. The pis-
tol is comfortable to fire without
excess recoil. The long double-ac-
tion trigger provides good control.
Trigger reset isn’t as fast as some
pistols but the action is consistent
and reset is smooth.
The SCCY is provided with two magazines, a trigger lock, an instruction man- As you fire press the trigger to
ual and flat flush fit base plates for the magazines. As issued the magazines
have finger support extensions. the rear, allow the pistol to reset
during recoil, and then as soon
finger grip makes for good lever- The pistol isn’t designed to han-
as the sights are back on target
age when grasping the magazine. dle +P ammunition. In a handgun
fire again. I fired the pistol ex-
The leverage of the trigger is such this size +P would be difficult to
tensively at 5, 7 and 10 yards. At
that the ten pound trigger com- control. Slide velocity might out-
7 yards, the most likely defense
pression feels lighter. The maga- strip the ability of the magazine
range, I was able to put an entire
zine release is positive and keeps to feed properly. +P loads would
ten round magazine into a space
the magazine in place but also also cause excess wear on the small
the size of a hand. That is life-
drops the magazine smartly when parts of the action if used exten-
saving accuracy. None of the loads
pressed. The slide lock features an sively. I have fired the pistol to
were difficult to manage but the
over-molded extension. The slide the tune of over 250 cartridges at
125-grain Honey Badger seemed
lock is easily worked quickly. present to get the measure of the
most pleasant. Shot placement
14 Women&Gunsrange for accuracy isn’t quality ammunition the piece is
relevant but useful in capable of striking a threat in the
gauging the ability of the chest at 25 yards. That is a lot of
shooter and the pistol. Af- reach for a 15 ounce 9mm.
ter all we do not wish to The pistol is intended for per-
be helpless if confronted sonal defense and that means
with a threat at longer close range. This isn’t a field pistol
range. I took the time for dusting off coyote and pests.
and made the effort to fire Home defense would also entail
the SCCY CPX 2 from close range use and gun-handling
a braced barricade fir- is as important as marksmanship.
ing position at 15 yards. The pistol handles well and offers
The time I took to do so ten shots fast to save your life. The
Note the white dot outline sights. isn’t relevant to personal pistol is compact and has been car-
These sights offer real speed in fast defense shooting but I took the ried in a Blackhawk! pocket pistol
alignment.
measure of the pistols accuracy. I during most of the trial. The CPX
means the most and putting the fired a group that measured 3.5 2 hasn’t failed to feed, chamber fire
bullet where it will do the most inches at 15 yards previously and and eject in several range sessions
good is the key. The outcome of met this standard with the Black totaling over 250 cartridges. The
any defensive encounter depends Hills Honey Badger load. The SCCY is a neat little pistol with
upon the gun-handling and de- largest five shot group I have fired good performance for the price.
termination of the defender. The at 15 yards went nearly 4.5 inches. For shooters on a tight budget or
SCCY is plenty accurate for most Based on my experience with the looking for a second or backup
defensive encounters. SCCY CPX 2 9mm pistol and gun the SCCY may be a life saver.
Firing such a handgun at long W&G
July-August 2018 15Women&Guns
Prois Not Hiding Women’s Identity
with New Camo Line
By Peggy Tartaro, research to ensure optimal per-
Executive Editor formance across a wide spectrum
of game species, and Mathemati-
Prois®, a woman-founded cal Edge―shapes and distortion
manufacturer of women’s out- patterns modified using math-
door clothing, has introduced a ematical algorithms to reflect the
new camo pattern specifically for shapes and visual biases found in
women. Veil Camo®, the leader the natural world.
in scientific-based camo pattern The 2018 Prois apparel line fea-
innovations, and Prois, have com- tures systems including merino
bined efforts to introduce the new wool, technical performance fab-
Cumbre™ pattern for 2018. rics, mid-weight technical fabrics,
“It was our vision to create a down, rain gear, and accessories
disruptive camouflage pattern in the new Cumbre pattern. Ad-
that would be used specifically ditionally, all Prois Cumbre prod-
for women’s products,” said Prois ucts are now available for pre-or-
CEO and Founder, Kirstie Pike. der at proishunting.com
Prois tank in merino wool is part of
“I have always felt female hunters the company’s new Cumbre camo
want to be identified as hunters product line.
first and females second. We be- Cumbre.
lieve creating a women’s-specific The Cumbre pattern is offered
camouflage pattern will give other across the Prois line of women’s
manufacturers the option to cre- premium hunting clothes and ac-
ate women’s lines without the cessories and is now available for
use of pink or purple to identify licensing to other manufacturers
women’s gear. We aim to have of premium hunting products de-
Cumbre serve as THE women’s signed for women, according to
camo pattern.” the company.
Not only does Cumbre exhibit a Key developmental features of
bold, fresh look, this new pattern the pattern include: Scalable Dis-
Sports bra in the Cumbre pattern
is grounded in years of research ruption―a blend of macro and which was designed for women.
and development, bringing to- micro features tuned to the land-
gether camouflage science, animal scape to offer near- to distant- According to Pike, “no longer
vision research, and mathematical concealment; Disruptive Mimet- is pink and purple, and reduced
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July-August 2018 17Women&Guns
Black Hills Ammunition
Honey Badger Loads
The Honey Badger .380 ACP and .38 Special bullets,
shown, have demonstrated excellent performance.
By Bob Campbell, As a young person I began hand- featured a flat nose and a sharp
Contributing Editor loading my own ammunition and driving shoulder. The damage
often used hard cast semi-wadcut- these bullets did was much superi-
Many individuals rely upon ter bullets (SWC). These bullets or to a round nose lead bullet. The
modern jacketed hollow flat nose and sharp shoulders
point ammunition for per- cut flesh rather than simply
sonal defense. A loading pressing it aside. Penetra-
with a good balance of ex- tion was excellent and the
pansion and penetration bullet design kept most of
exhibits excellent wound the weight of the bullet out
potential. But hollow point of the case, which allowed
bullets are not perfect. greater velocity without rais-
Some will close up on meet- ing pressure. I still use SWC
ing bone. With the bullet bullets for hunting and for
mashed shut the nose can- defensive purposes in small
not fill with material and handguns that may not pro-
instigate bullet expansion. duce enough velocity to reli-
Others may expand too ably cause bullet expansion.
quickly, others too slowly. The Honey Badger bullet nose is The advantage of a bullet that cuts
quite sharp.
18 Women&Gunswound ballistics without using
a hollow point bullet. Handgun
bullets produce wounds by mak-
ing holes in the target. Damage
must be done to make for blood
loss. The body is a pressurized sys-
tem and when blood is lost blood
pressure drops and the body shuts
down. The goal of personal de-
fense shooters is to increase the
size of this hole in relation to the
caliber of the handgun used. An-
other thing that is desirable in a
personal defense bullet is that the
bullets track straight to the vital
organs without deviation and that
penetration is adequate. Penetra-
Note tears in paper target with Honey Badger.
flesh on contact is that the dam- has been a great deal of research
age begins immediately instead of into wound ballistics. Black Hills
after the bullet expands. An even Ammunition offers excellent jack-
more effective bullet is now of- eted hollow point loads in the
fered by Black Hills Ammunition. popular calibers. They also offer
Some feel the handgun is sim- economical non-expanding bul-
ply a projectile launcher and the let loads. The new Honey Badger
bullet is what matters most. There load is designed to make for good
There is plenty of bearing surface on
this all copper bullet for good accu-
racy.
tion isn’t difficult to design into a
bullet and modern hollow points
may be designed to expand reli-
ably. The problem is maintaining
the proper mix of expansion and
penetration. Personal research and
experience tells me that when small
bore cartridges have performed to
a greater degree than expected it
is because they have penetrated
deeply. When a big cartridge fails
it is often because it has not ex-
hibited adequate penetration. The
bullet must penetrate heavy cloth-
ing or light cover and penetrate
The Ruger GP 100 gave excellent results with the Honey Badger. and break bones to reach the vital
July-August 2018 19Gelatin results with the Honey Badger have been excellent.
organs. This isn’t something that zines we were careful not to push that extends past the tissue the
may be compromised. against the very tip of the nose but bullet is actually touching.
The Honey Badger bullet is a to apply pressure to the side of the Black Hills Ammunition has
solid copper bullet with cutting bullet in loading. I actually picked shared the gelatin results from
tests they have conducted. The re-
sults are greater than I would have
thought. Gelatin blocks are stable
and the wound cavity may be mea-
sured. No SWC bullet offers the
type of damage the Honey Badger
does and round nose or full metal
jacketed bullets are far behind.
FMJ bullets allow tissue to close
up around the wound as the flesh
is more pushed aside than cut.
The results are impressive with the
When loaded in speed loaders the Honey Badger isn’t difficult to quickly load. Honey Badger compared to these
loadings. In a day when ridiculous
flutes machined into the body. up a small cut until I learned this claims are common and many
The bullets are very precisely simple caution. I have fired these bullets are designed to break up
machined and while they are de- bullets extensively and tested them early rather than offer adequate
signed primarily for wound bal- in water for penetration. penetration the Honey Badger is
listics they are also very accurate. While some of my observations a great new loading and an offer-
The bullets have a profile that al- may not be scientific, they are use- ing that makes a lot of sense for
lows good feed reliability in self- ful. When firing full metal jack- many of us. My personal scenario
loading pistols. Depending on the eted bullets or round nose lead includes travel in both urban and
caliber, the bullets have three or bullets into water the effect on rural areas. Protection against
four scallops or flutes machined the water jugs I use (six inch wide dangerous animals including feral
into the nose. These cut-out sec- water jugs) isn’t very dynamic. Fir- dogs and the big cats is important.
tions extend to the bullet’s tip ing the Honey Badger loads at a While the Honey Badger meets
where they are formed into a similar velocity creates dynamic FBI standards for penetration it is
pointed star like star. The bullets disruption. The bullet nose de- also a load that doesn’t over-pene-
are sharp―in fact, when loading sign forces water or tissue outward trate. The flutes act like a kind of
these bullets in .380 ACP maga- producing in effect a larger wound air brake in gelatin testing, at least
20 Women&GunsI feel it does. Black Hills Ammu- ity is 968 fps. Recoil is very light, quent backup .38 Special and we
nition offers first quality ammuni- qualifying the load for those that tried the 100-grain Honey Badger.
tion in every sense of the word. are recoil sensitive. Accuracy is ex- I have also fired the Honey Badger
These loads, like other Black Hills cellent. I used this load when test- in a Smith & Wesson 442 revolv-
Ammunition handgun loads, of- ing a modern pistol that would er, all with two-inch barrels. Ve-
fer a clean powder burn, good ac- not feed JHP bullets. While a locity is 950 to 980 fps. Accuracy
is good and the Honey
Badger doesn’t exhibit
excess recoil. I have also
fired this load in my
four-inch barrel .357
Magnum revolvers and
found it match grade
accurate. Penetration is
virtually the same as the
9mm load, just a half
inch or so less on aver-
age. Recently I fired the
load in my Colt Police
The Honey Badger bullet is an amazing breakthrough in many ways. Positive Special with
four-inch barrel. I was surprised
curacy and modest muzzle signa- modern pistol with feed problems to see the 100-grain bullet clock
ture. I have been able to test most is rare, there it was. Penetration in 1211 fps over the Competition
of the Honey Badger loads with water is 18 inches. This is a load Electronics Chronograph. This is
good results. for the recoil shy that offers better a viable loading and it will be my
I have fired the .380 ACP ballistics than an FMJ loading. first choice in lighter .38 Special
60-grain in a Rock Island Baby I own a Colt Detective Special revolvers.
Rock, Springfield 911 and the and a Colt Cobra, both manufac- I have also fired the Honey Bad-
new Smith & Wesson Shield. tured in 1962. These are excellent ger in .44 Magnum. For animal
Muzzle velocity was 1170 fps in defense and close range encoun-
the Baby Rock and a blistering ters with feral dogs, the .44 Mag-
1190 fps in the Shield. Even the num would make an awesome
2.6-inch barrel Springfield exhib- combination. The 135-grain .45
ited 1151 fps. That is excellent ACP Honey Badger is also in-
velocity. Yet, like most .380 ACP teresting. The .45 ACP, frankly,
loads this one features modest re- doesn’t need any help but the small
coil. Accuracy is excellent. I was bore cartridges do. I am going to
able to strike small objects at 25 study the .45 ACP more closely in
The Honey Badger is packaged in 50
yards with these pistols and the round boxes in some calibers and 20 the future. Meanwhile my results
Honey Badger loading. Penetra- rounds in others. with the .380 ACP, 9mm Luger
tion in water was over 15 inches. and .38 Special are impressive. As
In a micro hideout .380 this load revolvers, there is nothing quite a sidenote there are a few jurisdic-
outstrips the .32 ACP, .32 H & R like them available today. I keep tions in various people’s republics
Magnum, and standard .380 ACP the Detective Special in a special that prohibit hollow point ammu-
loads with good function and ex- place in an old desk in the HP nition in carry guns. The Honey
cellent accuracy. Lovecraft reading room, all vin- Badger isn’t a JHP.
I fired the 9mm 125-grain Hon- tage gear down to the Colt and a The Honey Badger is a viable
ey Badger load extensively in my clickety clack 1940 GE fan. The loading well worth your study.
personal Springfield EMP. Veloc- aluminum frame Cobra is a fre- W&G
July-August 2018 21Women&Guns
Return to Chesapeake Bay
By Sheila Link,
Contributing Editor
Author’s note: At last issue’s
press deadline we learned of
the sad passing of Sheila Link,
our first contributing editor,
just a few months shy of her
95th birthday. I was able to
get a few lines in tribute to her
in my From the Editor col-
umn, but I thought it would
be a fitting tribute to reprint
this 2004 feature of hers. It
combines many of the talents
that made Sheila such a trea-
sure and asset to Women &
Guns—her love of hunting,
her interest in new gear, an
A good day’s hunt on the Chesapeake for author Sheila Link (at left) and
appreciate of her roots—and companions in 2004.
most of all—her tremendous excellent restaurants. The main waterfowling. Hunters, of course,
gift of being able to commu- attraction, though, was the justly descend upon Easton for the festi-
nicate. famous waterfowling and fishing val, along with artists who create,
--Peggy Tartaro, Executive available on, in and around Ches- and collectors who admire water-
Editor apeake Bay. Since living on the fowl painting, sculpture, decoy-
A flock of mallards, cupping west coast, I’ve missed the charm carving and the fascinating his-
their wings as they wheel around of the Chesapeake. Recently, how- tory of this traditional sport.
is a lovely sight. And who could ever, I got an unexpected oppor- As I gathered clothing, boots
be indiffer ent to a squadron of tunity to hunt there. and gear for the trip, my mind was
Canadas, honking conversation- At the close of a Writer’s Shoot filled with memories of Easton,
ally as they search for a place to sponsored by Beretta, a drawing the Chesapeake, the Water-
spend the night? Ducks and geese was held, and my name drawn, for fowl Festival and the “Tidewater
on the wing, more than any other an all-expense waterfowl hunt on Inn.” Guests arriving at the Inn’s
creatures, arouse our awareness of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. When front door were always greeted
wild places and a yearning to ex- plans were finalized, and the itin by a white-jacketed porter, who
plore them. erary sent, I was overjoyed to learn opened the car door and said,
Before moving to California that we’d be staying at the “Tide “Welcome to the Tidewater, you-
fifteen years ago, I lived on New water Inn” in Easton. The Tidewa- all just step inside, I’ll take care of
Jersey’s coast, a short day’s drive ter had been my preferred destina your bags.”
from Maryland’s Eastern Shore, tion in Easton. That elegant The small, sedate wood paneled
which is world famous for its out- establishment always served as lobby was furnished with big soft
standing populations of native headquarters for the famed “Wa- leather chairs. Flames from ever
and seasonal waterfowl. I drove terfowl Fes tival” too, an annual present burning logs in the worn
down often to enjoy the charm- gathering of people entranced by brick fireplace highlighted colors
ing villages, colonial history and
22 Women&Gunsin the large Oriental rugs and be scraped together. The modus remembered so well and had ex- brought paintings on the walls to operandi was to scull the low, nar- pected, has given way- to well ... life. Rooms were small. Tiny, ac- row boat as close as possible to a Casual. tually, for the inn dates from the huge raft of ducks or geese. Just “Do you still serve the hunter’s 1800s, but comfortable and the before the birds appeared ready to early breakfast? I asked. dining room was memorable. lift off, the men sat upright and “Oh no,” the clerk replied, sur- Excellent meals were beautifully the huge gun would be fired into prised. “Our dining room is open served and the Inn’s renowned the center of the flock as it sat on only on weekends, and only for terrapin soup, with warm sherry the water. This method of harvest- dinner. poured on top as the plate was ing birds commercially was legal That shouldn’t have surprised placed before you, was unforget until 1909, when the Migratory me too much, having noticed table. What I remember most poi- Bird Act was passed. Harry was other changes, but it was a bit gnantly, however, was the ‘hunt- about ten when market gunning of a blow anyway. My room was er’s breakfast.’ During waterfowl· became illegal. unchanged from the very small seasons that hearty repast began Harry looked back on his youth rooms for which the Inn was at 3:30 AM. Long buffet tables with more than a little nostalgia. known, except that the firm mat- held pitchers of cold, frothy or- The time spent with his father and tress was a definite improvement ange juice beside big bowls of fruit uncle had been adventuresome. In over those I recalled. and platters of fragrantly steaming part, I’d guess, because the new Jason had dinner reservations at sausages, bacon and pancakes. hunting regulations were neither a restaurant nearby. Al Oriente, Eggs were cooked to order, any appreciated nor observed. There Beretta’s Northeast sales represen- way you liked them. There were was competition, too, among the tative, greeted us there and said he wonderful cloud-like biscuits, too, now illicit market gunners. Since was also sitting in for the Federal with sweet butter, jams, honey or they were operating outside the company. During dinner we were gravy, coffee, tea and hot cocoa. law anyway, fighting over territory joined by another gentleman, who As guests made their selec- wasn’t governed by “Marquess Of introduced himself as Sean Mann. tions, a pleasant murmer of greet- Queensbury Rules.” The Chesa He seemed particularly pleased ings, conversation and occasional peake, it is commonly held, “was to see me and explained that, as a laughter formed a subdued accom- full of pirates.” Whether, or how boy he had hunted with me when paniment. Shortly after break- much of it was true, I don’t know. his father was a Chesapeake water- fast, hunters passed through the I do know I enjoyed the area and fowl guide. Sean’s a championship lobby on their way to the shoot- was eager to return duck caller whose company pro- ing fields, their shotguns—mostly My trip was hosted by several duces a line of very fine duck and doubles—in hand or draped ca- companies: Beretta, Realtree and goose calls. sually over their shoulders. The Federal Cartridge. Jason Trope- “It’s great to see you again!” he Tidewater was an eminently civi- ano, a representative from Real- said. “When I heard that you were lized, cultured, charming place. I tree met my flight into the Balti- coming, I arranged to be the guide could hardly wait to return! more airport and we drove to the and caller for your group.” He Harry’s family weren’t gentle- “Tidewater” to meet the rest of the paused. “We may get some rain, men sportsmen. Not for them group. My memory of the Tide- but we’ll get birds, I assure you.” the slim, elegant English side-by- water Inn, had never dimmed, but It was nice to be with such sides. No, their weapon of choice was abruptly halted as soon as we pleasant company as Jason and Al was a punt gun, a huge cannon of pulled up to the front door. No and heartening to be greeted with a shotgun, probably of 4-gauge or one opened the car door. no one Sean’s warm welcome. He remem- even 2- gauge diameter. And the offered to “...take care off your bered a lot more about our previ- shot they scuffed into the 8- or bags.” ous hunts than I, but his recollec- 10-foot barrels was a hodgepodge When I registered at the desk tions quickly kindled my memory of metal: nuts, bolts, nails, screws, the clerk was pleasant and effi- Chesapeake Bay broken handles or whatever could cient but the gracious ambience I Continued on Page 29 July-August 2018 23
Women&Guns
Legally Speaking
filled with potential conquests to gross seduction or rape) should
be boasted about to other men in be to make her displeasure
much the same way they might immediately known in clear
boast about some fish they claimed terms. “I’m sorry, I don’t date
to have caught. As the hunter, the married men... I don’t get involved
male could take all the liberties he in relationships at work....
could get away with so long as he Please don’t do that (said in a
did not use force. Too often the commanding voice not a pleading
“woman’s liberation” movement voice)... I’d rather kiss an eel...”
was a male excuse for exploitation. Most men’s egos are fairly fragile.
What is socially tolerated has They don’t like rejection and will
shifted over the last 30 years as often back off. In some situations,
more women achieve positions of trying to be polite is ineffective.
financial security and power within A rejection, if not bluntly stated,
our society. Laws governing sexual could be taken as an invitation
harassment in the workplace have to be bolder in what the male
Adult Talk created a minefield for men who sees as a passionate seduction. If
try to exploit the women they the offensive conduct persists,
By Karen L. MacNutt, supervise or work with. No women especially if it occurs in the
Contributing Editor should put up with offensive workplace, the woman should
conduct by male colleagues. file a complaint in writing to the
Bill Cosby is a huge Often crude sexual advances are company’s human resource office.
disappointment. not acts of affection but are acts In small companies this may not
I admired his public persona. of domination, a form of bullying, be possible. In that case, you
His clean and insightful humor needed to reassure an insecure should probably look for a new
was refreshing in a world of comics aggressor that he is superior to his job before things get too bad. In
who rely upon potty talk to get victim. Submission is not a way to most, if not all, states there are
laughs. It is a shame that the man advance in the job place or stop laws against sexual harassment in
behind the character he portrayed, the offensive conduct. the workplace and a complaint
had feet of clay. You cannot always To be fair to men, not every can be filed on the criminal side
judge a book by its cover. sophomoric or boorish antic of the local court.
If everything he was accused should result in a man’s losing his Unfortunately, filing a
of doing was consensual, his job and being socially ostracized. complaint could result in the
acts were still reprehensible. He That is especially so if the offense company looking for an excuse
used his fame and reputation to occurred when the man was to terminate you even though
sexually exploit others. relatively young or a time in the such retaliation is illegal. You
No matter who you believe, the distant past. Everyone has done may, therefore, want to look for
case raises interesting questions something in his or her life which other employment (or work in
about social norms, exploitation, is embarrassing in hind sight. Trial another department) before filing
stupidity and self-defense. and error is part of the human a complaint so you are not leaving
For too long the social norm for mating dance. with a bad efficiency report. Some
too many men has been, “I only The woman’s initial reaction jobs are so unique and important
have to be as good as I have to (self-defense) to unwanted male to your advancement, that looking
be.” For the male, the world was attention (flirting as opposed to for another job is not an option.
24 Women&GunsJobs in the entertainment industry but is also vile. A person who sporting activities a pat on the tend to be such jobs. In that case, is mentally impaired lacks the rump has become an acceptable you have to fall back on your wits. capacity to make a knowing acknowledgment of a job well For the man, it is all about the consent. In the same way, the crime done. chase. Promises to do things in the of “statutory rape” which provides If you are on the receiving end of future will not be kept. Knowing that a child under a certain age one of these tokens of friendship, that, and knowing that such men is incapable of consent, is based and you find it offensive, you trying to confirm their manhood upon the belief that the child lacks should politely let the other person by a large number of “scores,” may sufficient judgement due to age to know that you are uncomfortable help you come up with a strategy give knowing consent. with his or her behavior. If you to address the problem. Most laws dealing with sexual are on the giving end of such Intercourse between two people assault are now gender neutral. conduct, you should refrain from is illegal if it is not consensual. It Men can sexually assault women such conduct until you are sure it is the crime of rape. or other men. Women can sexually will be received without offense. Some men fantasize that assault men or other women. The most serious sexual assault women who fail to fight back are Inappropriate sexual behavior is is rape. The definition of rape consenting. Under the law, failure not confined to any one group. can vary from state to state. to object is not consent. A woman The term “sexual assault” covers The common law definition who is passive may be acting a wide range of behavior, some is: unlawful sexual intercourse out of fear. Someone who acts, very serious while others are just between a man and a woman. or fails to act, out of fear is not annoying. Because of our federal The conduct is unlawful if consenting. Someone who acts, system, each state, and the federal either party has not consented. or fails to act, out of coercion or government, can define the term Traditionally, rape required the mental bullying, is not consenting. as it applies to the laws within male to penetrate the female. A Someone who submits because their jurisdictions. more modern definition is gender her future employment, income, An assault, by common law neutral and covers any act by or advancement seems to be definition, is simply putting which any body part or object is, conditioned on “granting” sexual someone in fear of an unwanted without permission, inserted into intimacy, has not consented. touching. The touching itself is a the body cavity of another. Thus, Consent requires a knowing and battery. Depending upon the state an unwanted “French kiss” might, voluntary act which is not the and circumstances, an unwanted by some states, be considered rape. product of mental, economic or kiss could be a “sexual assault.” An A major change in the physical threats. unwanted touching, be it a light traditional definition of rape When there is a disparity in rubbing or a coarse groping, a pinch involves married people. Until the power between the individuals, or pat could be a sexual assault. mid-1970s, it was thought that a there is an inherent coercive Differences in social norms man had the legal right to have sex effect. Advances made by teachers can sometimes cause problems. with his wife anytime he wished, towards students, employers We all have an imaginary bubble with or without her consent. That towards employees, caretakers around us which is referred to is, a man could not legally rape his towards wards, doctors against as our zone of comfort. When wife. By 1993 that had changed. patients, or clergy against someone gets too close to us, we A man can now rape his wife parishioner all have an element feel uncomfortable. Where that under the laws of all states if she of coercion and breach of trust zone of comfort ends, however, is does not willingly consent to his which makes the act especially different among different ethnic advances. In some states a lack of inappropriate. and cultural groups. In one group, consent to intercourse is all that Likewise taking advantage a light kiss on the side of the is needed to show rape between of someone who is drunk, cheek, or a quick embrace or hug married partners. In other states, unconscious or is mentally is acceptable behavior to show threats or coercion is required. incapacitated is not only illegal neighborly friendship. In certain A good relationship is based on July-August 2018 25
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