Wizmar, I think you have a little trouble distinguishing between facts and politically motivated beliefs. Just because you believe it to be true does not make it a fact.
Iscurrier, firearms are not the only solution and generally what I find is that when firearms are suggested as such, the person making the suggestion has no other training and no contingency plans. You suggest that a firearm is the only solution as you note that because she didn't have a firearm, she had no other opportunities to try to defend herself. What???
I think guns are a great solution for many problems, but they are not the only solutions and are often most effective when used in conjunction with other solutions. The same holds true for other defensive options. When used alone, singular solutions tend to limit a person's ability to respond or to adaptively respond to dynamic situations.
There are many ways in which the attack at the Walmart could have been avoided or could have been stopped and possession and application of a gun in the situation is just one way in which things may have gone better for the victim. Note that the examples I give are not intended to suggest the victim was at fault, only that the notion that a gun is the only solution is flawed reasoning.
Why was the female employee going to her car at night and unescorted? At least here in north Texas, WalMarts have parking lot security that helps see to it that employees and patrons are not alone. For that matter, she could have been escorted by another employee.
Why didn't the victim have unarmed self defense training and use it??
Why didn't the victim have pepper spray and use it?
Why didn't the victim have a knife, knife fight training, and use it?
Why didn't the victim have any other weapons along with the knowledge and ability to use them and employ them when needed?
The really horrible aspect is that WalMart actually sells many products that either are or can readily be used for self defense and if this victim had any with her, she apparently was did not or was unable to deploy them effectively.
What does seem apparent in the video is not only did the victim not deploy any sort of weapon, but showed no preparation what-so-ever for a worst case scenario such as being attacked at night.
If you watch the tape she did not have much time a few seconds when he come toward her. She was not way out in the remote part of the parking lot.(or that is how it appeard on the tape).