In January 2013, she created a not-for-profit branch for women’s gun club chapters, which has grown to 280 groups in 49 states. “I really think women are driving the growth [in gun ownership] because it’s now accessible to them in ways it has never been before,” Lightfoot said. ‘There is a perceived increase in vulnerability’Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tish fires her 9mm pistol at a meeting of the Well Armed Woman. Sunday was Tish’s first meeting with Well Armed Woman, which she attended to get advice on concealed-carry holsters. Another draw was that, all the women agreed, it was usually women who were more open about their inexperience than men.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2016 11:01 UTC