Statistics Show Number Of Female Gun Owners On The Rise
Some ladies lunch, some shop, while some others are
taking aim.
Statistics show a new trend — an increasing number of gun
owners are now women.
For reasons ranging from sport to protection, the number
of females buying guns has seen a spike in the last few years, CBS 2′s Ann
Mercogliano reported.
In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll 23 percent of
woman reported they are gun owners, up from 13 percent in 2005.
Maria Alampi at the Cherry Ridge Range in New Jersey
teaches women how to shoot. While it used to be known as a man’s sport, it may
not be such the case much longer.
“A lot of women, a lot of college-age women, take the
course,” Alampi said.
Anthony Colandro runs a firearm training school in New
Jersey, where right now he said women are a driving force for business.
“The woman of the house is the one seeking training where
the husbands tend to be reluctant,” Colandro said.
In New York, authorities said the number of women seeking
gun permits has more than doubled in the last decade.
A woman named “Joanne,” from Passaic, said she is among
the women interested in shooting as a sport.
“These women are looking for different things to do
besides playing tennis and going out on a golf course,” she said.
While soccer moms and celebrities may be part of the
growing trend, gun control advocates said they are skeptical and warn that
people who keep guns in their homes ignore the danger.
“If you put a gun in the home you are putting your family
at risk and that is a reality that cannot be disputed,” said Dennis Henigan, of
the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
But some women who pack heat said exactly the opposite is
true.
“I take my job as a mom very seriously. Having it there
is just another layer of protection — hopefully I will never have to take it
out,” one woman said.
Based on polls and gun sale statistics, an estimated 15
to 20 million American women own firearms.
In New York State, the police have no duty to provide police protection to any particular individual. The Courts in New York have held that "generally, a municipality may not be held liable for the failure to provide police protection because the duty to provide such protection is owed to the public at large, rather than to any particular individual" (Conde v. City of New York, 24 AD3d 595, 596 [2005]; see Cuffy v. City of New York, 69 NY2d 255, 260 [1987]).
ReplyDeleteAs the Chair of the Public Safety Committee of Manhattan Community Board 12. I will be holding a Public Hearing in September 2012 on NYS Senate Bill S1427 & S1863 with an emphasis on self-defense education & firearm training for women.
Bill S1427 PURPOSE: This proposed constitutional amendment would provide within the New York State Constitution for a right of the people to keep and bear arms for traditionally recognized purposes
Bill S1863 PURPOSE: This legislation would remove a gun licensing officer's ability to deny or restrict the issuance of licenses to law abiding citizens who have successfully undergone the state's strict application process and appropriate New York State and Federal Bureau of Investigations fingerprint background check required under law. In addition, this bill will conform New York State law to current ATF requirements regarding background checks for firearms transfers.
September 12, 2012 at 6:30 PM at Isabella, 515 Audubon Avenue New York, NY 10040. If you live in New York State feel free to take a look at the information that I will be presenting as well as sign my on-line petition included at the link below. I hope that you will come out and support me as I support you. Fraternally.
http://cavalierknight.com/documents.html