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grumpy old man:
I have three teenage daughters and one of them will soon be attending college away from home.  It is scary for me as a dad to see my daughter leave, mostly because as her father my first job is to keep her safe.  Today I read that 1-4 assaults on women happen on college campuses.  THAT IS CRAZY!  I was thinking today what can I do to make sure my little girl does not end up a statistic. She knows to stay away from parties without friends, not to drink from anything other her own drink and never be alone with a boy.  Now saying that I understand she will not always do these things and even these thing will not guarantee 100% success.  So what can I do?  She will be taking a conceal and carry class and getting her permit but in Nebraska like so many other states college campuses will not allow students to conceal and carry.  If colleges really cared about my daughter they would have armed guards on every floor of every building and dorm room.  Knowing that will never happen, I believe its every persons own responsibility to protect themselves.  Too bad the Nebraska Legislature is preventing my daughter from doing that.  If you want to learn more please read this link and "like it".  We can get this changed.  Your thoughts on the subject.     https://www.facebook.com/Nebraskansforconcealandcarryeverywhere

Kendahl:
I gather the daughter in question is still a teenager. Until she turns 21, concealed carry on campus is a moot point since she doesn't qualify for a permit.

The most important thing for her to avoid is getting falling down drunk or being around guys who are. I think many campus rapes occur because the girl is too drunk to effectively communicate "No" and the guy is too drunk to listen. Had they been fairly sober, the incident would not have occurred.

Your daughter should carry pepper spray. The hotter the better. An indelible dye to mark her assailant would be good. Search the internet for companies that make bear spray. She won't want anything that big but they make smaller ones for joggers.

A small, sharp knife would be worth having. The difficulty will be finding something that doesn't scream "Knife!" while inside its scabbard. If she does carry one, your daughter must tell no one. Otherwise, word of it will inevitably spread.

Unless your daughter is fairly big (I don't mean fat) and trained in a martial art, unarmed self defense will be ineffective against most guys. Some things she could try are to kick him in the nuts or grab a good handful, twist and yank. To get his eyes, reach for both sides of the face and drive in both thumbs. A blow to the larynx is painful and potentially lethal.

If your daughter does have to fight, her counterattack should come as a surprise and be pressed home ruthlessly and with maximum effort. It's the equivalent to shooting repeatedly until the threat is neutralized with no warning shots.

sjwsti:
Depending on her age and level of maturity either of these classes would be a good addition to what you have already taught her.

88 Tactical Womans Primal Defense
https://88tactical.com/categories/21-primal-performance-series/courses/44-women-s-primal-defense-omaha/

88 Tactical Teen Primal Defense
https://88tactical.com/categories/21-primal-performance-series/courses/55-teen-primal-defense/

- Shawn

newfalguy101:
While I see the merits of allowing RESPONSIBLE college students to carry, lets be honest for a minute shall wee, the VAST majority of college KIDS ( that's what they are, really are kids ) are away from home for the first time and tend to do stupid things, including but not limited to:  drinking, fighting, and "hooking up"............adding firearms to that mix, to my way of thinking could very easily lead to disaster.

In my opinion, your best bet would be some sort of unarmed combat/self defense course, or just show her some things that will slow the guy down long enough for her to get away.  Explain that her job in that situation is to SURVIVE, not make an arrest, not take the guy down and hold him for the LEO's and not to do anything other than get away ANYWAY she can.  There are NO rules in a survival fight, eyes, nose and nether regions are all fair game AND should be exploited.


For me this is all moot as my daughter, due to a poor decision that cost her her life, will never be attending college......

bullit:
++++1 on Shawn's recommendation.

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