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As More People Apply For Gun Licenses, An Increasing Number Of Women Are Among Them
(New York-WABC, April 3, 2003) — In tonight's Eyewitness News Extra: Women Packing heat. Nationwide, only about 19 percent of gun owners are women, but the number of permits issued to women in our area has increased in recent years. So why do more women want to carry a weapon? Tim Fleischer reports.
Being able to legally obtain and fire a weapon, Guilda Lurie is like a growing number of other women who are licensed gun owners.
Guilda Lurie, Licensed Gun Owner: "They find are just exploring different areas of how to be self-protected."
In Rockland County, for instance, while the total number of new gun licenses has increased steadily in the last three years, a growing number of them are now obtained by women.
Milton Glassman, Pistol License Clerk: "The increase of women having pistol licenses have gone up anywhere, from what it used to be - about 10 to 15 percent, to 25 percent"
In Westchester County, the number of women receiving permits has also grown steadily along with the total number. In 2002, 654 licenses were issued in Westchester county, compared to 531 in 2000. Of those issued, 86 were to women in 2002, compared to 59 in 2000.
Lurie: "Anybody who is interested, ultimately in guns, is mostly going to come to a range. They're going to learn how to shoot. Learn safety, initially. It's mostly target shooting. Hopefully they'll never have to us it."
Clarkstown Police Sgt. Harry Baumann is a certified firearms instructor.
Sgt. Harry Baumann, Clarkstown PD: "There are some who want the sport, there's a lot more who want the safety of having a firearm in the house. And also, if their husbands are into it, they want to be involved also."
Steve Eisenberg owns the Firing Line, a gun shop and firing range in Pearl River.
Steven Eisenberg, Co-Owner: "They might come in to us, and want a firearm for target purposes and then eventually they're going to want a firearm to keep around the house in case there's a reason to use it."
And whether it's a woman or a man seeking a license, at the Firing Line they stress the most important thing when it comes to owning a gun, the need for good education.
Eisenberg: "You should know what to do. That's what we try to teach people - Proper usage."
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/WABC_040303_womenandguns.html
(New York-WABC, April 3, 2003) — In tonight's Eyewitness News Extra: Women Packing heat. Nationwide, only about 19 percent of gun owners are women, but the number of permits issued to women in our area has increased in recent years. So why do more women want to carry a weapon? Tim Fleischer reports.
Being able to legally obtain and fire a weapon, Guilda Lurie is like a growing number of other women who are licensed gun owners.
Guilda Lurie, Licensed Gun Owner: "They find are just exploring different areas of how to be self-protected."
In Rockland County, for instance, while the total number of new gun licenses has increased steadily in the last three years, a growing number of them are now obtained by women.
Milton Glassman, Pistol License Clerk: "The increase of women having pistol licenses have gone up anywhere, from what it used to be - about 10 to 15 percent, to 25 percent"
In Westchester County, the number of women receiving permits has also grown steadily along with the total number. In 2002, 654 licenses were issued in Westchester county, compared to 531 in 2000. Of those issued, 86 were to women in 2002, compared to 59 in 2000.
Lurie: "Anybody who is interested, ultimately in guns, is mostly going to come to a range. They're going to learn how to shoot. Learn safety, initially. It's mostly target shooting. Hopefully they'll never have to us it."
Clarkstown Police Sgt. Harry Baumann is a certified firearms instructor.
Sgt. Harry Baumann, Clarkstown PD: "There are some who want the sport, there's a lot more who want the safety of having a firearm in the house. And also, if their husbands are into it, they want to be involved also."
Steve Eisenberg owns the Firing Line, a gun shop and firing range in Pearl River.
Steven Eisenberg, Co-Owner: "They might come in to us, and want a firearm for target purposes and then eventually they're going to want a firearm to keep around the house in case there's a reason to use it."
And whether it's a woman or a man seeking a license, at the Firing Line they stress the most important thing when it comes to owning a gun, the need for good education.
Eisenberg: "You should know what to do. That's what we try to teach people - Proper usage."
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/WABC_040303_womenandguns.html
