Posted on 03/30/2014 4:53:22 PM PDT by marktwain
Women are becoming an important part of what is known as American Gun Culture 2.0. In American Gun Culture 1.0, the gun was primarily the province of men, used for hunting, home defense, and defense of the community in time of war.
In American Gun Culture 2.0, women are embracing the empowerment and independence that comes with the gun culture. Fathers are teaching daughters how to shoot equally with sons. Many women are finding that the joys of hunting transcend sexual stereotypes. Target shooting and competition is supplementing and supplanting hunting. Carrying outside the home is becoming as important as protection inside the home. The political importance of firearms ownership is recognized and embraced.
Every firearms instructor that I talk to has the same experience of teaching women to shoot: they do not have the macho baggage of the male ego and guns. They listen. They follow instructions. On average, they make better students and fine shots. This has been my personal experience as well.
While women are often less combative than men, and show a greater hesitancy in using deadly force, it all changes when you mention children. A woman may claim that she would never shoot someone. Ask her if she would shoot someone who threatens the rape and death of her child. Then she confirms Kipling's poem "The female of the species is more deadly than the male."
As greater numbers of women are becoming gun owners, more police departments are offering training targeting women. In Mississippi, the Picayune Police Department held its first Firearm Safety Course for women on Monday, 24 March, 2014. The class was limited to 20 participants. From the picayuneitem.com:
Due to the high demand for the class, Capt. Carlisle will be holding five separate classes for 20 people each, in the upcoming weeks, and will be holding another registration upon completion of these classes.Over a hundred women is a significant number when you consider that Picayune's population is under 11,000.
I think that time has arrived.
Time to recruit even more women to the pro-gun side. Hello Ladies...........
I would like to add that the NRA has been focused on encouraging women to understand and embrace their rights to self-defense. Perhaps the Rep party could look to the NRA for guidance in how to win popular support despite fierce opposition and media demonizing. There are lessons there.
I was a bit surprised to see that most of the folks at the range were women. Five out of six, if I recall correctly. Most seemed to be in their 20’s. And they all looked mighty serious. No flinching or giggling there.
It would be helpful if men wouldn’t denigrate women in the military on the one hand and then hypocritically act all enthusiastic on civilian women using firearms.
>> “It would be helpful if men wouldn’t denigrate women in the military on the one hand and then hypocritically act all enthusiastic on civilian women using firearms.” <<
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Please define where the hypocrisy lies in this.
The objection to women in the military has little to nothing to do with firearms; it is logical in nature.
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Generally speaking, it’s all about protecting life and liberty and if you accept that a woman in the home (civilian) has the right to defend herself and to protect her family, then a woman in the military has a right to serve and protect her country as well.
Every firearms instructor that I talk to has the same experience of
teaching women to shoot: they do not have the macho baggage
of the male ego and guns. They listen. They follow instructions.On average, they make better students and fine shots.
This has been my personal experience as well.
Yep
generally speaking, there is a hell of a lot more than just being able to fire a gun, involved in military combat and its aftermath.
A policeman friend of mine said he would rather do battle with ten male members of a gang than five female members. Anyone who thinks that women are all sugar and spice is in for a big surprise.
I’m aware of that.
women in combat isn’ t a good mix and just b/c they want to do it doesn’ t mean they should. serving in the military isn’t a right and it’s not about doing stuff for YOU it’s about doing stuff for often shitty and stupid reasons. then put your life in the hands of someone who can’t haul your body out of a combat situation. and who can’t carry a heavy standard pack of critical items they need to be in the field for days.
it’s not denigrating to know they aren’ t made for this. it’s accepting reality. hell not all guys are made for it.
I’m not talking about women in combat. I’m not in favor of that. I’m talking about the sometimes over-the-top criticism that women in the military get from people on this site just because they do serve, no matter what the capacity.
“I’m not talking about women in combat. I’m not in favor of that. I’m talking about the sometimes over-the-top criticism that women in the military get from people on this site just because they do serve, no matter what the capacity.”
Maybe there is some of that, but I do not see much of it. One of my peeves is the nasty personal attacks based on nothing by appearance. I think we can do better, but I see a lot of it.
Yes, there is some of that, too. Oh well.
i guess i haven’t seen people ripping women just for serving or wanting to serve. i have only see people having problems with them in combat/frontline support roles.
My Kind of Thread, ping!!
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My father taught me as a 10 year old how to hold, fire but more importantly, the safety of a firearm. A lesson I also taught my son when he was young. Safety was his main focus but just as important was to have the nerve to actually pull that trigger
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