Women Gun Owners – Purchasing, Perceptions & Participation
NSSF Report shows the women’s market is a force in our industry, and manufacturers, retailers and shooting ranges are making changes to their products and services to satisfy women’s tastes…
Women Testify of Second Amendment Empowerment to Congress
Congress heard directly from women on the need to empower women by protecting Second Amendment rights in a hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing gave voice to women, including domestic violence survivors, of how gun control measures often make it more burdensome for women to protect themselves, even as gun control […]
Range USA’s Women-only Shooting Club – Lady Sure Shots – Raises Support for Project ChildSafe
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Range USA’s Lady Sure Shots program encourages women of all experience levels to join the “Socialize. Shop. Shoot.” fun while supporting the Project ChildSafe® firearm safety education program of NSSF® — The Firearm Industry Trade Association. Range USA opened its first location in 2012 and has become one of the largest […]
Carjacked Congressman Highlights Reasons for Increasing Lawful Gun Ownership
[…] murder suspect in the city has eleven prior arrests. How are would-be victims in Washington, D.C., responding? They aren’t sitting around and waiting to be victimized, especially women in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area – and most specifically African Americans. “A lot of times men look at women and they think we are defenseless. […]
Comedian Gets an Education After ‘Ban the Second Amendment!’ Call
[…] December of 2021. That included roughly 10 million first-time buyers. Approximately 40 percent of buyers during that blistering stretch were first-time buyers, and about 30 percent were women. Black would be even more dumbfounded to learn NSSF surveys showed African Americans purchased firearms in 2020 at a rate of 58 percent higher than 2019. […]
Gun Control Yells for More While More Americans Keep Saying No
Historic numbers of law-abiding Americans joined the gun-owning community for the first time in recent years, including large numbers of women and minorities. National gun control groups at the same time continue to shout for stricter gun control laws. As Americans take up their rights, shun those calls and personally navigate the process to […]
‘Woke’ Wildlife Refuges? Congress Blasts Climate Priority Rule That Sidelines Hunting
[…] sharp criticism for a proposed rule that would prioritize a climate change agenda over a proven hunting conservation strategy that has benefitted wildlife conservation and sportsmen and women. It’s not the first time, either. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) proposed Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health (BIDEH) rule update would implement a […]
First Shots Success Stories: How Ranges Are Making New Shooters & New Customers
[…] different guns to get a feeling of whether or not they want to continue to learn how to shoot. Bell reports that about 50 percent of the women participating in First Shots return to her for more training. Bell also instructs her students in personal protection, self-defense and concealed carry. “I started the year […]
‘Suck it Up’ Gun Control Congresswoman’s Private Security Payments Get More Scrutiny
[…] particularly about the Second Amendment. However, a couple of points are worth highlighting about Rep. Bush’s track record and how that voting record affects her voters. Black women are among the fastest growing demographics for new gun owners in the country over the past three years. That data comes from NSSF retailer survey data, […]
Democrats Dismiss Key Details in Gun Control Hearing
[…] are responsible” for these unthinkable crimes, not lawfully-sold firearms. Second Amendment advocate Antonia Okafor testified that the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) has become the “great equalizer” among women – especially African American women – who are concerned with their ability to protect themselves and their families. “Having access to an AR-15 provides a sense […]
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