Read the Following Paragraphs and Answer the Questions After Each

Essay

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions after each paragraph.
We learned that any female over the age of twelve can expect to be criminally assaulted some time in her life, that women aged thirty have a fifty-fifty chance of being raped, robbed, or attacked, and that many police officials say flatly that they cannot protect citizens from crime. During the same period, the number of women considering gun ownership quadrupled to nearly two million. Manufacturers began showing light-weight weapons with small grips and purses with built-in holsters. A new magazine is called Guns and Women, and more than 8,000 copies of the video A Woman's Guide to Firearms were sold by 1988. Experts say female gun buyers are not limited to any particular age group, profession, social class, or area of the country and most are buying guns to protect themselves. Shooting instructors say women view guns with more caution than do men and may make better shots.
-Linda Hasselstrom
-Do you feel that Hasselstrom gets to the real causes and effects concerning the paragraph's topic? Explain your answer.