More women becoming new gun owners nationwide
More women becoming new gun owners nationwide
Protecting themselves and their families.
Two big reasons why more and more women say they’re becoming gun owners across the country.
Jeremy Chen reports.
GOOD EVENING...IM TRICIA KEAN.AND IM TODD QUINONES....THOSE ARE TWO REASONS WHY MOREWOMEN SAY THEY'RE BUYING GUNS.NEW TONIGHT...13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...JEREMY CHEN SPOKE WITH A FEWWOMEN...WHO SAY....IT GIVES THEM "PEACE OF MIND".JEREMY...WHEN IT COMES TO GUN OWNERSHIPACROSS THE NATION- MEN FAROUTNUMBER WOMENBUT WHEN ITCOMES TO NEW GUN OWNERSHIPTHE NUMBER OF WOMEN IS RISING.((NATS) CLIP 0925 "EDUCATIONNOT LEGISLATION!" THESE WOMENAT THE SHOT SHOW - ARE ALLWEARING TEAL IN SUPPORT OF THESECOND AMENDMENT THEY'RE PARTOF AN INCREASING NUMBEREXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO BEARARMS.14:32:02 DIANNA MULLER, THE DCPROJECT "WE SEE THE MAJORITY OFWOMEN COMING IN BECAUSE THEYWANT TO BE ABLE TO PROTECTTHEMSELVES." DIANNA MULLER ISTHE FOUNDER OF THE D-C PROJECT-A NONPARTISAN GROUP SEEKING TOPROTECT GUN RIGHTS.SHE SAYS MANY OF THEM WANT TODEFEND THEMSELVES- ESPECIALLYTHE NEWS OF SHOOTINGS LIKE THEONE IN THE FASHION SHOW MALLTUESDAY- THAT INJURED THREEPEOPLE.14:32:05 OUR WORLD IS BECOMINGINCREASINGLY VIOLENT AND IT'SIMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TOPROTECT OURSELVES AND A FIREARMIS A GREAT EQUALIZER." A PEWRESEARCH CENTER REPORT SHOWSONE IN FIVE WOMEN OWNED AFIREARM IN 2017- 71 PERCENT OFWOMEN SAYING PROTECTION WAS AMAJOR REASON WHY THEY GOT ONE.ABOUT 27 PERCENT SAID THEY GOTONE SOLELY FOR PROTECTION-COMPARED TO JUST 8 PERCENT FORMEN.ONE GUN OWNER SAYS IT GIVESWOMEN LIKE HER PEACE OF MIND.14:23:26 LARA SMITH, LIBERALGUN CLUB "SO IT'S VERYEMPOWERING JUST TO GO JUSTSHOOT FOR FUN.IT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T TALKABOUT AS MUCH.SHOOTING IS EMPOWERING FORFUN.MANY WOMEN DO TAKE UP SPORTSSHOOTING AFTER INITIALLYGETTING THEIR FIRST FIREARM.12:23:10 KAREN BUTLER "WHAT WEFIND IS ONCE THEY STARTSHOOTING, THEY BECOMERECREATIONAL SHOOTERS, ANDWE'RE REALLY EXCITED BECAUSESHOOTING IS A FUN SPORT.SO, NOT ONLY CAN YOU DEFENDYOURSELF IF YOU NEEDED, YOU CANALSO GO TO THE RANGE AND HAVE ALOT OFFUN." NO MATTER THEREASON- THESE GUN OWNERS SAYTHEY'RE EXERCISING THEIRRIGHTS.12:24:26 WOMEN ARE VERYINTERESTED IN BEING SAFE AND SOTHEY'RE GETTING THE TRAININGAND EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED,SO THAT GOD FORBID IF THEY HADTO, THEY'RE ABLE TO DEFENDTHEMSELVES."THE GROUP KNOWN AS "SHOOT LIKEA GIRL" WILL HAVE AN EVENT FORWOMEN INTERESTED ABOUT FIREARMSTHIS WEEKEND AT BASS PRO SHOP.WE'LL HAVE THE DETAILS ONLINE.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.POLICE ARE CONSTANTLY WORKINGTO BE MORE PREPARED FOR AN
