Women Are a Driving Force in Shift from Gun Control to Gun Rights

29 May, 2015 by John Brodgian

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You would think that with anti-gun groups named “Moms Demand Action” that gun ownership among women would be on the downswing. It’s the exact opposite actually…

This growing participation of women in firearm purchases and firearm-related activities has not happened overnight. Rather, it has been steadily increasing over a number of years. For example, the National Shooting Sports Foundation found that 2011 and 2012 showed the surge beginning with a “79 percent … increase in female” customers buying firearms and/or firearm accessories. The trend has continued from that point.

Now, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that this is not only providing new markets for the gun industry and expanding the number of concealed carry permits issued to women, but also impacting Americans’ views on guns and gun rights.