Guns are a girls best friend

In Africa they are. Nothing like the shine of cold hard steel to add a special something to any outfit. A gun can be a great equalizer. Protecting yourself and your family is feminism at its best. It doesn't matter if a man is bigger or stronger if you gotta gun. More African women with guns is a good thing. Just as long as they have enough ammo to fend of the raping, camel riding hordes that have been preying on women and children for years. Talk about packing heat the next time Mo comes around for a little dehumanizing. Of course a gun might cool down the moment.

Somalians not ready to turn over weapons
From freelance gunmen on the streets to women selling mangoes by the sea, everybody seems to have a weapon in Mogadishu. Many in the Somali capital say they would rather protect themselves for now than trust the government forces who captured the city from Islamic militants just last week.

The Council of Islamic Courts terrified residents into submission with the threat of public executions and floggings. And now that it's on the run, the group is threatening an Iraq-style guerrilla war using fighters they claim are hiding in Mogadishu.

That alarming prospect is yet another reason residents don't want to give up their guns, and even the police commander can understand.

Hey you can take the thug out of Africa but. . .

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