Debate? What debate? If the society and other men refuse to stand up for the women in their society, they damn well should be able to defend themselves from this abuse.
"Hayrettin Bulan with the women's group Sefkat-Der, which means "compassion foundation," shocked some people with a call for a vigorous self-defense program for women, including giving them guns and teaching them how to use them. Bulan says it's just one of a series of measures his group recommends..."
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/19/153034...t-to-bear-arms
There should be no debate. Enough is enough and some times that's all that stands between you and your abuser.