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As more women buy and carry guns for protection they are changing the culture of guns....
Women changing the culture of gun ranges FOX5 San Diego San Diego news weather traffic sports from KSWB
A couple of years ago I was on martialtalk, a sister site to U.S. and debating gun control with an english woman who claimed to be a police officer over there....it was funny how she described all the "advanced" training their police who carry guns had to go through...just to carry a gun....and here you have honest, law abiding citizens getting the training and carrying guns.....
It is nice to see that in America people don't have to bend their knee to government to have a right to bear arms in defense of themselves or their families....at least in large parts of the country....
Women changing the culture of gun ranges FOX5 San Diego San Diego news weather traffic sports from KSWB
With more women wanting to learn self-defense and gun ranges even becoming a date night hot spot, the very feel of shooting ranges are evolving.
“Me and my husband love to take dates at the shooting range, so he definitely loves that I know how to shoot,” said Jessica Miller, a gun enthusiast.
“Couples came in and showed us how important [shooting] was for their lifestyles versus us going out and marketing to others. So they’ve educated us,” Phillips said.
Phillips offers all women VIP parties at his 42,000 sq. ft. indoor shooting range.
Restaurants and gyms are also popping up in gun ranges across the country, catering to girls who shoot.
“Women account for 25 percent of firearms ownership in the market right now, and purchasing,” Phillips said.
Over the last five years, he has seen a shift in the culture of the shooting range and believes a sense of safety and independence has pushed more women to pick up a weapon.
“You’re seeing more women who want to be in control of their own destiny,” Phillips said. “There’s nothing that equalizes the playing field of a 100-pound woman versus a 200-pound man than a firearm.”
In January, the National Sporting Goods Association released findings from their study conducted between 2001 and 2013. In the last dozen years, there has been an 85 percent increase in female hunters, from 1.8 million to 3.3 million.
A couple of years ago I was on martialtalk, a sister site to U.S. and debating gun control with an english woman who claimed to be a police officer over there....it was funny how she described all the "advanced" training their police who carry guns had to go through...just to carry a gun....and here you have honest, law abiding citizens getting the training and carrying guns.....
It is nice to see that in America people don't have to bend their knee to government to have a right to bear arms in defense of themselves or their families....at least in large parts of the country....