Posted on 02/17/2014 6:48:09 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Women gun owners are becoming a significant constituency in America.
As The Inquisitr previously reported, the number of women participating in gun sports, such as target shooting and hunting, has steadily increased over the last decade. Estimates of the number of US women who are purchasing and learning how to use guns range from 12 million to 17 million.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) claims that women are the fastest growing demographic of firearms enthusiasts.
This growth is occurring perhaps because of, or despite, controversial efforts at the federal and state level to enact additional gun control regulations.
CNN has reported that “Almost 80 percent of gun retailers reported a rise in female customers in 2012, according to industry figures. In Florida, 22 percent of the concealed carry permits are held by women. In Texas, women hold 28 percent of concealed carry permits, up sharply over the past decade.”
Even the pro-gun-control New York Times has acknowledged this trend: “In the debate over firearms regulations, the voices of gun owners have largely been those of men. But at firing ranges across the country, a growing number of women are learning to use firearms and honing their skills… Though they may share a fierce belief in the Second Amendment with their male counterparts, female gun owners often learn to shoot for different reasons, their interest in and proficiency with firearms not just a hobby or a means for self-defense, but a statement of independence and personal power.”
On a national basis, gun sale background checks have set a new record, with women buying guns for self defense and/or sport presumably accounting for at least some of the increase. In 2013, according to the FBI, there were about 21 million background checks as compared to about 19 million in 2012. States that enacted additional gun control laws have evenn seen a spike rather than a reduction in gun sales. Texas was responsible for the most background checks of all the 50 states. The Rosenberg, Tex., police department even suggested on its Facebook page that men give the lady in their lives a handgun for this year’s Valentine’s Day as a “gift of safety.”
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To appeal to this growing female demographic, gun manufacturers are apparently bringing to market lighter-weight weapons with slimmer frames and even custom colors.
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Separately in gun ownership news, this past week a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit threw out concealed-carry restrictions in California, although the decision is subject to further appeals.
You’ve got to be kidding me.... Do you think that this woman knows nothing about firearms???? First off,,,, recovery time with a wheel gun is much longer than with a semi auto(prove that to the bowling pin match shooters in this country buy the way).Yanna go any further????
Sorry, I did not mean to offend you. I was asked for some advice, and I gave it. The poster didn’t indicate that she was buying a firearm to shoot bowling pins.
The bowling pin match didn’t mean a thing. I was talking about recovery time,,,, if you don’t know what that involves than you best get acquainted with it. Multible adversaries require multiple shots,,,, and accurate ones. Trigger pull between a wheel gun vs. a semi auto are horses of a different color. Your pulling a hammer back as opposed to releasing a sear. Anything else????
The pistol, caliber .45, M1911 and M1911A1, was given by God to John Moses Browning on Mt. Sinai so that Man could dispatch the followers of Satan one 230 grain slug at a time. One hundred twelve years later it still keeps repopulating Hell with Satan’s deceased spawn.
My wife LOVES her Sneaky Pete! http://www.sneakypeteholsters.com/
Like this:
http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/zasdar-guns/revolver-u581682-smith.asp?product=revolver-327-kitII
or this:
Which do you think will look better with pink jammies?
All your points are good ones. The only quibble I have is with this. Almost all the time what you stated is correct. There are exceptions, though. Some years ago I was firing a Taurus .357 magnum revolver and the cylinder actually locked up with the hammer pulled back. Try as I could, I couldn't fire it or unlock it. I had to drive to a locksmith (with the gun's barrel facing to the right to minimize the danger of it shaking loose and firing). He fixed it and said that it was a very unusual problem.
I still have that Taurus and treasure it. I shoot it exceptionally well.
The South is a gun culture. Southern women have always owned guns. I was shooting at age 12. I think they are just getting the CCL’s now.
Does the name Jerry Micelek mean anything to you?
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