====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0441_2 from reel: NP 13609 (2005-04-19 to 2005-09-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/62960 Title: Armed to Defend: Quelling Fears With a Gun Summary: A personal narrative by Laura Snyder about her decision to carry a handgun for self-defense, including her training experience and research on the effectiveness of firearms for personal protection. Category: features/profiles Subjects: gun rights; self-defense; women's safety; personal empowerment Named Entities: Snyder, Laura [writer] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.