Posted on 03/21/2011 3:13:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Gun manufacturers have been responding to a soaring interest from women with female-friendly 'purse pistols' in an array of trend-led colours and designs. Despite the concerns of anti-gun campaigners, there has been an 83 per cent rise in the number of women buying firearms for personal defence, and handbag-sized models are fast becoming a sought-after accessory across the U.S.
Most weapon brands now offer a 'female-friendly' range that wouldn't look out of place in a toy shop, with many offering to customise pistols with pink paintwork and Swarovski crystals.
The soaring demand for firearms for women follows the endorsement of celebrities like Rhianna, who has gun tattoos, and Angelina Jolie, who admitted to buying real versions of the props she wielded as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider.
And when Sarah Palin admitted to being a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, membership soared by 20 per cent.
Manufacturer Taurus has a range of pistols with pink mother of pearl hand grips, while TJ’s Custom Gunworks will embellish weapons with the Hello Kitty logo. Sig Sauer, which supplies the US military, also offers several designs, including the P238 Lady, which boasts scroll engraving, gold flower inlay, and a rosewood grip....
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it’s also called a “clutch” (purse) piece by fiona glenanne of BURN NOTICE
No, but my wife does. Cute little Taurus .380.
That needs to be stolen and turned into a tagline.
That little hottie has learned to handle a lot of different guns ... I wonder if she’s ever really ‘gone shooting’?
Go for it, no fees required.
Well, yes. No fees. That’s the whole point of stealing something. :^)
Why?
We are women, not men with breasts.
Some of us like being cutesy cuddly pink and adorable while still being totally lethal if necessary.
It is all part of the fun of being a girl.
It was a tough choice between a pink or a black Walther- on the one hand, pink ads insult to injury, but in the end, black goes with everything. I slightly regret it now that I live in Arizona because I’d be styling with open carry ;) Seriously though, I think a gun is too serious to treat as a fashion accessory, but as long as one knows a pink one will kill just as well then the color is moot.
My wife likes pink because it’s easy to find in a drawer in a darkened room. And we live in AZ, too.
That Ma Barker was really ugly, bet she was a democrat.
I stand most humbly corrected. :)
If I’m going to be lethal it will be in black leather and blue steel, thank you very much.
Always admired Mrs. Peel. Her leather cat suit was a real meow.
You are such a fine gentleman.
:grin:
Of course, it depends on the lady but my cousin and I both grew up wearing Polly Flinders dresses, bows in our ringlets and our own shotguns as birthday gifts at age eight.
I am more classic now days, she is more frilly still but we both still shoot whenever we can.
S&W has been manufacturing the “Lady Smith” for years.
Speaking of unexpected...former 2009 Miss Tierra Verde, Meghan Brown, shot dead an intruder - WITH A PINK .38 CALIBER HANDGUN - who attacked her fiance.
Couple Recount fatal Fray at Their Tierra Verde Home ( FL )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2692579/posts
LOL.
Call me crazy, but I believe a gun should always be on your person, and not in a bag/or purse which could be snatched away.
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