This is why the gun control efforts are doomed to fail.
A day after three robbers pepper-sprayed her and beat her, Brittany bought a gun at an Academy Sports by her home in Benbrook.
"I got the gun today because I don’t want to be a victim again. I don’t want to have to feel unsafe if i take my daughter to the grocery store or go to the mall to get a new pair of boots," she said.
She says she will not be a victim again, and plans to only shop where she'd be legally allowed to carry a gun for her protection.
Wednesday afternoon, Brittany, her husband, and their precocious 3-year-old daughter, Abigail, had just returned to their SUV after shopping at NorthPark. Their SUV was parked in a garage in the northeast section of the mall.
Brittany says she feels lucky to be alive.
“I was not on guard. Not in the middle of the day. Like, you’re not worried about someone lurking around the corners,” she said. “They had a hammer in their backseat of the vehicle. What if they decided to use that instead of the mace? One blow to the head and I’m out. Forever.”
This is another reminder of why the 2nd amendment is the fundamental civil right.