Female Firearm Consumer INCREASE
- Thread starter Double Naught Spy
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My daughter took a friend to a range near their college town. My daughter didn't have her own pistol yet, so they rented pistols there. My daughter identified herself as an experienced shooter, though (she had actually done a good bit of teaching to her friend before their arrival), but was nonetheless repeatedly told very basic stuff over and over. Until she was finally allowed to pick up the pistol, at which time she ran a target out to 25 feet and filled the middle with holes. At that point, the range employee says, "Wow, you must have shot before," to which my daughter replied, "I have been telling you that for an hour."
My daughter's friend wrote for the school newspaper, and the resulting article included a line along the lines of, "Don't mess with my friend *****."
dakota1911
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I think it is a very nice trend. My wife bought a new hand gun before Christmas. He still has her S&W 469 she bought back in the 80s but now thinks she needs a revolver. We went into a LGS and they have a female sales person. Her and my wife spent quite a while looking at revolvers. They looked at a bunch and my wife settled on a S&W Bodyguard.
SPEMack618
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My older sister shot bullseye pistol at a local club. Was pretty good at it, too.
In her career field, she works around numerous Federal Law Enforcement types, mainly U.S. Deputy Marshalls.
One Saturday, she went to their range with them for some casual shooting.
(for some reason, men find my older sister attractive
)
And while they were shooting what she called comfortable groups with their assorted Sigs, Glocks, and H&Ks, she sent my a picture of her one ragged hole target done with her hand me down Mk II.
It's to be expected when Pops has a Distinguished Pistol Badge.
In her career field, she works around numerous Federal Law Enforcement types, mainly U.S. Deputy Marshalls.
One Saturday, she went to their range with them for some casual shooting.
(for some reason, men find my older sister attractive
)And while they were shooting what she called comfortable groups with their assorted Sigs, Glocks, and H&Ks, she sent my a picture of her one ragged hole target done with her hand me down Mk II.
It's to be expected when Pops has a Distinguished Pistol Badge.
They're trying that now with Shannon Watts and her "moms" movement. They've created a certain perception in some quarters, but it doesn't square with reality.
In reality, I'm surprised people still consider the growth of female shooters to be a novelty. It's hardly a new trend.
ameripatriot
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true what they say...
a woman's ability to shoot steady on the first try. Took my wife and daughters out 8 years ago shooting small and large bore rifles and pistols and they were on the money at 8 to 10 yards for pistols (Walther P22 CCW, 9mm and 40 cal Glock). Two out of three got their CCW permits but don't go to the range as often as the men in the family.
It's been a positive behavior having the support of my wife and she's taken me out to Gander's for date night periodically.
a woman's ability to shoot steady on the first try. Took my wife and daughters out 8 years ago shooting small and large bore rifles and pistols and they were on the money at 8 to 10 yards for pistols (Walther P22 CCW, 9mm and 40 cal Glock). Two out of three got their CCW permits but don't go to the range as often as the men in the family.
It's been a positive behavior having the support of my wife and she's taken me out to Gander's for date night periodically.
http://www.examiner.com/article/women-arming-up-hold-23-of-washington-cpls
Just a few more solid facts for discussion, including the most recent numbers for Washington state.
pax
Just a few more solid facts for discussion, including the most recent numbers for Washington state.
pax
I have no doubt that less than 1/4 of CC holders being women is an improvement over the way things were years ago. I didn't say there aren't a lot of us out there, I just said that in my experience we are treated as a novelty.
I've been shooting my whole life and working in the firearms industry for over 6 years. I am currently the product technician for a large shooting company and there has not been a single day that has passed without a person getting transferred to me who doesn't say something along the lines of "Oh, they were supposed to be transferring me to someone who could answer my questions about these bullets". I also get cut off mid sentence often by people who are just astounded that I know "so much" about these things- my male co-worker has never been met with the same surprise.
I don't feel like the literal man is keeping me down, I'm not saying that women shooters aren't common. I am saying that from everything I've seen women are more prone to being vehemently anti-gun in this state (I've lived all over, although not Seattle metro). And when a woman who is new to the sport is trying to get started, the condescending way they are often (again, not always. Most guys in this generation are not stuck on gender rolls the way the old guys tend to be) treated is ridiculous. It is exactly the same as walking in to an auto parts store. If a guy walks in and asks where the oil is, they clerk will generally point it out. If it is a woman, they're more likely to start asking about your car, assuming you'll need them to tell them what to buy. They probably don't mean to be anything but helpful, but assumptions are made based on nothing but the fact that you innie instead of an outie.
I've been shooting my whole life and working in the firearms industry for over 6 years. I am currently the product technician for a large shooting company and there has not been a single day that has passed without a person getting transferred to me who doesn't say something along the lines of "Oh, they were supposed to be transferring me to someone who could answer my questions about these bullets". I also get cut off mid sentence often by people who are just astounded that I know "so much" about these things- my male co-worker has never been met with the same surprise.
I don't feel like the literal man is keeping me down, I'm not saying that women shooters aren't common. I am saying that from everything I've seen women are more prone to being vehemently anti-gun in this state (I've lived all over, although not Seattle metro). And when a woman who is new to the sport is trying to get started, the condescending way they are often (again, not always. Most guys in this generation are not stuck on gender rolls the way the old guys tend to be) treated is ridiculous. It is exactly the same as walking in to an auto parts store. If a guy walks in and asks where the oil is, they clerk will generally point it out. If it is a woman, they're more likely to start asking about your car, assuming you'll need them to tell them what to buy. They probably don't mean to be anything but helpful, but assumptions are made based on nothing but the fact that you innie instead of an outie.