Hi kuracisto First of all it's a story that was told to me by a friend, so not about me.
Second of all, the story takes place in Canada - not a particularly gun-positive culture. There are certainly guns here and guns are the most common weapon in domestic violence in Canada -- Not everybody is so lucky. I know of people who were terrorized by others, even after a restraining order was put on the partner. I can see how someone might be tempted to acquire a gun if they can never feel safe. I hope I am never in that situation. It would be terrible.Between 1985 and 1994 guns, usually shotguns and rifles, were the most frequently used weapons in female spousal homicides (40 per cent of all cases) (Leesti 1997). Between 1997 and 2006 30 per cent of female victims of spousal homicide were shot (Statistics Canada 2008).
I would never get a gun myself. I would see a gun as endangering me rather than protecting me. The woman in the story is lucky that the spouse moved out and moved on.