"I have no data at hand, but my observations tell me that far more men than women own guns. "
Rising Voice of Gun Ownership Is Female ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/us/rising-voice-of-gun-ownership-is-female.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0) 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. Womenâs participation in shooting sports has surged over the last decade, increasing by 51.5 percent for target shooting from 2001 to 2011, to just over 5 million women, and by 41.8 percent for hunting, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. Packing Heat: Statistics Show Number Of Female Gun Owners On The Rise ( http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/20/packing-heat-statistics-show-number-of-female-gun-owners-on-the-rise/) For reasons ranging from sport to protection, the number of females buying guns has seen a spike in the last few years, CBS 2â²s Ann Mercogliano reported. In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll 23 percent of woman reported they are gun owners, up from 13 percent in 2005. The rate of women buying firearms seems to be increasing. It's almost like they believe that someone is trying to take the right to own firearms away. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:362083 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
