Without reading the whole thread, my wife observed that if a woman says; "Sure you can get me a gun, as long as it's PINK!!" probably doesn't realize that such a think is possible. She also wondered if it was a great idea. Imagine, she pulls on a BG who is attacking her, and he stops suddenly, "Is that a glow-in-the-dark GUN?!" What if he didn't believe it's real?
This story reminds me of Larry The Cable Guy explaining when his girlfriend wanted him to try some feminine underwear, and he said, "There's no way you're going to get me to wear those. So, I'm wearing them,..."