After scores of attacks on his women's clinic, Doctor Damon Stutes decided to fight back by building a new clinic, and outfitting it like a high security fortress. Stutes, a Reno, Nevada doctor who performs abortions said violence was routine at the clinic he worked at until four years ago. He estimated 57 attacks, including bombings, firebombings, and projectiles hurled through windows. Now, he drives a bullet resistant Chevy Suburban to his new building, which is protected by a heavy steel door. Inside, he works under a steel roof, behind reinforced concrete walls with bulletproof glass.
Surveillance cameras monitor activity inside and out.
And, Stutes always keeps a firearm nearby. He says he has three 9mm Barettas, which are always armed and loaded. Stutes keeps three guns on hand to protect his Reno clinic Talking publicly about his clinic has put Stutes at risk in the past. Stutes also said men should protect the women who seek abortions. But dammit, some of us have to stand up for what's right.