BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recalling that the
late former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a firm, if not outspoken,
advocate of personal defense -- she campaigned for civil rights in 1958 in
Tennessee with a pistol on her car seat -- the Second Amendment Foundation
today is inaugurating a new award honoring women who use firearms in lawful
defense against a criminal attack.
Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) Founder Alan M. Gottlieb announced
the award's first recipient will be a Mississippi grandmother who fatally
shot a would-be robber in October. But it was Peggy Tartaro, editor of
Women & Guns, the nation's first firearms publication devoted to women, who
explained the significance of the award. The magazine is owned by the
foundation.
"Eleanor Roosevelt was a remarkable woman in many ways," Tartaro said.
"She was probably the first truly activist First Lady, and a firm believer
in the civil rights cause. What is less known about Mrs. Roosevelt is that
she was no wallflower when it came to the subject of self-reliance, and it
is well documented that she often carried a handgun, even while living in
the White House.
"Mrs. Roosevelt had many advantages, but unlike today's name-brand
feminists, she knew everyone -- even a First Lady -- was ultimately
responsible for their own safety and freedom," Tartaro continued. "That is
why the Second Amendment Foundation is establishing this award in her honor
and in her memory.
"I am proud to announce that the 2006 recipient is Mrs. Beth Greer of
Saucier, Miss.," Tartaro said. "On Oct. 16, she and her husband, Tommy,
were confronted by an armed robber when they returned home from their
business. When a fight broke out between Tommy and gunman Bobby Hardy, Beth
-- thinking that her husband had been murdered after hearing a gunshot that
grazed her husband's head -- retrieved her handgun from the car and shot
Hardy as he emerged from the house. The robber fled with an accomplice to a
nearby hospital, where he died. Mr. Greer has recovered from his wound."
"We've spoken to Harrison County Sheriff George Payne," Gottlieb added,
"who said he is proud of Beth Greer and that she is doing well in the
aftermath of this traumatic incident. In defending herself, this courageous
lady set an example for others to follow. In the spirit of Eleanor
Roosevelt, Mrs. Greer demonstrated that when someone has the will and the
means to fight back, they can overcome and win."
The Second Amendment Foundation (http://www.saf.org) is the nation's
oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal
action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately
own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more
than 600,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to
better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
CONTACT: Alan Gottlieb of Second Amendment Foundation, +1-425-454-7012
SOURCE Second Amendment Foundation
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