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A very positive sign.Women across America are catching on to the shooting sports and thinking self defense.This pumps me considerably for the chances of getting back lost rights in the near future.
A fine article.
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Women taking shot at shooting
Friday, September 05, 2008
BY J.B. KASPER
OUTDOORS COLUMNIST
It comes as no surprise, with recent events and the increasing threats that women have to face in everyday life, that a recent study released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation PAGE C6 (NSSF) shows that the number of women buying guns and getting involved in the shooting sports (not only target shooting and self defense, but hunting as well) has taken a dramatic increase in the last couple of years.
According to the research done by the NSSF, 72 percent more women are hunting with firearms today than just five years ago. And 50 percent more women are now target shooting. The statistics, from National Sporting Goods Association surveys spanning 2001 through 2005, show more than 3 million women hunt and over 5 million women enjoy shooting.
"More and more women are discovering that hunting and shooting sports are great family activities," said Doug Painter, NSSF president. "It's a new awareness born from many programs introducing females to these traditionally male sports, along with a growing list of manufacturers who design products especially for, and retailers who cater to, women."
The statistics show that 23 percent of the shooting population in America are now women. Women also own 9 percent of the firearms in America, and this figure is increasing with each passing year.
One of the disciplines where women have really made inroads into the shooting sports is the shotgun sports. Well over 1.5 million women now shoot trap, skeet and sporting clays and increasing numbers of women are getting into shotgun hunting, especially for ducks and wild turkeys. This is up better than 25 percent over 10 years ago. Women currently represent about 11 percent of the overall hunting population. Nationally, women represent 17 percent of shotgun shooters, 18 percent of rifle shooters, and 23 percent of handgun shooters, and those figures have continued to rise every year.
In recent years, the NSSF has developed a variety of programs designed to get women into the shooting sports and annually supports clubs and organizations who also sponsor womens programs.
Locally, Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club in Princeton Junction annually hosts a Women's Day at the Range. Women have a chance to try all the different shooting disciplines, including pistol shooting, archery, trap shooting and rifle shooting.
Club president Carol Katona, who is an NRA certified firearms instructor and an NRA "Refuse To Be A Victim" instructor, told me the annual program has become so popular that the club has had to limit the participation to 75 people (pre-registration is a must) in order to keep producing a quality program year after year. The program stresses all-around gun safety, not only while shooting, but away from the range and in the home as well.
Each participant must undergo a safety course, which is the first part of the program, that teaches them how to not only handle all types of firearms while shooting, but also how to properly store guns and ammunition and keep them safe from children. In all, an excellent course for the novice female shooter.
I had the pleasure of attending the Ladies Shoot at Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club in Princeton Junction last month. It was interesting to see women, from girls in their teens to women in their 60s, in attendance at the club. Some of those in attendance had never handled a gun before, while others had some experience and still others had experience in one shooting discipline and wanted to try other types of shooting. Reasons for taking the course ranged from learning about firearms for self defense and target shooting to just wanting to satisfy a curiosity about firearms.
Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club has been in existence and continual operation for some 66 years, since 1935, and has been at its current location (Route 571, Princeton Junction) since then. The club has two indoor ranges, outdoor small bore pistol and rifle range (25 yards and 16 positions) under a pavilion, a high power rifle range and a trap range. The club hosts open trap shoots 1-6 p.m. every Sunday throughout the year and 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday during Daylight Savings Time. They will be having an open house from noon to dusk on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. Contact the club at (609) 586-7443.
Friends of NRA Benefit
The "Bucks County Friends of NRA" will hold a banquet at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Hilltop Athletic Association, 4100 Grove Avenue, Feasterville, Pa. The event will include auctions, raffles, and games using many limited edition NRA embellished firearms, prints and other items.
Friends of NRA is a key event that supports thousands of community services related to firearm education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship and law enforcement, among others. Half of the profits raised by each Friends of NRA banquet will be spent in the state in which it was held. The other half supports qualifying national-level programs like the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, Women On Tar get®, and other educational and safety services.
Tickets may be purchased through Austin Brambani at (215) 752-7209, or email at [email protected].
You can reach us with your fishing or hunting reports, comments or questions by e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]; or by mail at J.B. Kasper c/o The Times, 500 Perry St., Trenton, NJ 08605
A fine article.
http://www.nj.com/timesoftrenton/stories/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1220587504277570.xml&coll=5
Women taking shot at shooting
Friday, September 05, 2008
BY J.B. KASPER
OUTDOORS COLUMNIST
It comes as no surprise, with recent events and the increasing threats that women have to face in everyday life, that a recent study released by the National Shooting Sports Foundation PAGE C6 (NSSF) shows that the number of women buying guns and getting involved in the shooting sports (not only target shooting and self defense, but hunting as well) has taken a dramatic increase in the last couple of years.
According to the research done by the NSSF, 72 percent more women are hunting with firearms today than just five years ago. And 50 percent more women are now target shooting. The statistics, from National Sporting Goods Association surveys spanning 2001 through 2005, show more than 3 million women hunt and over 5 million women enjoy shooting.
"More and more women are discovering that hunting and shooting sports are great family activities," said Doug Painter, NSSF president. "It's a new awareness born from many programs introducing females to these traditionally male sports, along with a growing list of manufacturers who design products especially for, and retailers who cater to, women."
The statistics show that 23 percent of the shooting population in America are now women. Women also own 9 percent of the firearms in America, and this figure is increasing with each passing year.
One of the disciplines where women have really made inroads into the shooting sports is the shotgun sports. Well over 1.5 million women now shoot trap, skeet and sporting clays and increasing numbers of women are getting into shotgun hunting, especially for ducks and wild turkeys. This is up better than 25 percent over 10 years ago. Women currently represent about 11 percent of the overall hunting population. Nationally, women represent 17 percent of shotgun shooters, 18 percent of rifle shooters, and 23 percent of handgun shooters, and those figures have continued to rise every year.
In recent years, the NSSF has developed a variety of programs designed to get women into the shooting sports and annually supports clubs and organizations who also sponsor womens programs.
Locally, Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club in Princeton Junction annually hosts a Women's Day at the Range. Women have a chance to try all the different shooting disciplines, including pistol shooting, archery, trap shooting and rifle shooting.
Club president Carol Katona, who is an NRA certified firearms instructor and an NRA "Refuse To Be A Victim" instructor, told me the annual program has become so popular that the club has had to limit the participation to 75 people (pre-registration is a must) in order to keep producing a quality program year after year. The program stresses all-around gun safety, not only while shooting, but away from the range and in the home as well.
Each participant must undergo a safety course, which is the first part of the program, that teaches them how to not only handle all types of firearms while shooting, but also how to properly store guns and ammunition and keep them safe from children. In all, an excellent course for the novice female shooter.
I had the pleasure of attending the Ladies Shoot at Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club in Princeton Junction last month. It was interesting to see women, from girls in their teens to women in their 60s, in attendance at the club. Some of those in attendance had never handled a gun before, while others had some experience and still others had experience in one shooting discipline and wanted to try other types of shooting. Reasons for taking the course ranged from learning about firearms for self defense and target shooting to just wanting to satisfy a curiosity about firearms.
Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club has been in existence and continual operation for some 66 years, since 1935, and has been at its current location (Route 571, Princeton Junction) since then. The club has two indoor ranges, outdoor small bore pistol and rifle range (25 yards and 16 positions) under a pavilion, a high power rifle range and a trap range. The club hosts open trap shoots 1-6 p.m. every Sunday throughout the year and 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday during Daylight Savings Time. They will be having an open house from noon to dusk on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. Contact the club at (609) 586-7443.
Friends of NRA Benefit
The "Bucks County Friends of NRA" will hold a banquet at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Hilltop Athletic Association, 4100 Grove Avenue, Feasterville, Pa. The event will include auctions, raffles, and games using many limited edition NRA embellished firearms, prints and other items.
Friends of NRA is a key event that supports thousands of community services related to firearm education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship and law enforcement, among others. Half of the profits raised by each Friends of NRA banquet will be spent in the state in which it was held. The other half supports qualifying national-level programs like the Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program, Women On Tar get®, and other educational and safety services.
Tickets may be purchased through Austin Brambani at (215) 752-7209, or email at [email protected].
You can reach us with your fishing or hunting reports, comments or questions by e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]; or by mail at J.B. Kasper c/o The Times, 500 Perry St., Trenton, NJ 08605
