Posted on 12/05/2013 4:37:10 PM PST by marktwain
The Well Armed Woman -- their slogan is "Where the Feminine and Firearm Meet" -- advertises stylish purses designed for concealed carry.
Another online retailer, Pistols & Pumps -- "Concealed and High Heeled" -- offers pink camouflage hats and bra-mounted holsters.
Gungoddess.com -- the name, apparently, is sufficient -- sells a variety of "gun bling," including leopard-print handgun grips and zebra-print ear protection.
Such items may seem odd to some, but these retailers understand their customer base -- a group of young, strong, determined and armed women. And just because their bullets may be fired from pistols with rhinestone-studded grips doesn't mean they shouldn't be taken seriously.
These women are among a growing population of gun owners who fiercely fight for their right to own and carry a gun for self-protection.
"A woman with pepper spray is smart, a woman who takes self-defense is prepared, but a woman with a gun is scary," said Rachael Makowski, a 25-year-old nanny in Westminster, Colo. "And when it comes down to my life or theirs, I want them to be just as afraid of me as I am of them."
Self-reported gun ownership -- among both men and women in the U.S. -- is the highest it has been since 1993.
A 2011 Gallup poll found that 47 percent of all Americans claimed to have a gun in their home. Of those Americans, 43 percent of women reported they live with guns in their homes. In February 2013, Gallup reported that 15 percent of all American women personally owned a gun.
In Colorado, the number of FBI background checks for gun purchases over the first 10 months of 2013 -- 433,482 -- has already eclipsed last year's total by nearly 20,000.
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This article must have heads spinning.
I sure hope they are spending time at the range. When the SHTF, we’re going to need every one of them.
You go girls!
The first time I saw a pink gun at the gunstore, I thought that it was silly. But, women love those pink guns and they fire the exact same ammo as my black gun, so here’s to pink guns!!
(And because of them, I have a zombie green Glock!)
I ordered a few items from them for Christmas. Code was SANTA for a 15% discount. :) Husband will wrap them for me for Christmas. One was a holster for my bed . . . strip of fabric between the mattresses and the gun right where I can reach it quickly. Other, two sizes, of crossbody type bag, to wear around the house . . . will hold my gun, a cell phone & whatever. I figure IF someone kicks in the door, and I live in a relatively safe neighborhood, I won’t be able to say hang on for a second let me go get my gun. I’m here home alone a lot, son in school, daughter away at college, husband at work, sometimes late, or off to hockey game or whatever. They post some pics on facebook of some gorgeous guns . . . like a sapphire sig and a few others that are very tempted too. I’m signing up for a tactical training course next spring. And have my carry permit too.
And the BEST part about pink guns is that the bad guys are so distracted from sniggering that it makes it much easier to shoot them without getting shot in return. Perhaps surprising to many, a .45 ACP cartridge shot from a pink gun has EXACTLY the same stopping power as a .45 ACP cartridge shot from a non-pink gun, though I suspect pink guns will be harder to ban because libs won’t understand that.
>>Perhaps surprising to many, a .45 ACP cartridge shot from a pink gun has EXACTLY the same stopping power as a .45 ACP cartridge shot from a non-pink gun,
All the factory pink guns are in .380, .38Sp, and 9mm. It’s easier to convince women that PLACEMENT beats DISPLACEMENT. But, I get your point.
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Westminster is just outside of Boulder county in Jefferson County.
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