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Women and Guns

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Female participation in target shooting in the U.S. has nearly doubled in the last decade, growing to nearly five million women since 2001.

Pistol-shooting mommas and rifle-wielding yoga instructors may not be the type of woman who comes to mind when you hear about female shooters, but they’re dominating the sport.

They say they shoot not only for self-protection, but because it relieves stress, helps them find peace and concentration and - feel feminine.

For instance, Deirdre Gailey, who says, “I’m a yoga instructor, I work at a vegan bakery—and I also like to shoot guns.”

Aren’t guns and shooting the opposite of yoga’s Zen experience?

“Yoga’s Zen-like quality can be applied to shooting guns in a lot of ways,’ says Gailey. “Shooting guns takes focus, concentration, and it doesn’t always have to be about violence.”

“(When I cook),” Gailey added, “I use a chef’s knife. You have respect for a knife as a tool that you use in your craft. And I think guns can be used in the same way.”

Posted by Owen at 1402 hrs
Culture + Firearms

1. I’m with Gailey - shooting is a very “Zen” experience.  I’m not the type of person that generally buys into the “yoga-vegan-aura” stuff, but shooting straight and well requires a certain quieting of the spirit like nothing else does. And “yes” to the feeling feminine too - I think that has to do with not having to be so tough to prove we can take care of ourselves.  We pistol-packin’ sisters KNOW we can take care of ourselves, so we don’t always have to walk around being tough and un-feminine to prove we can. We can relax and be our softer selves until we need to stand tough. Then - LOOK OUT! Besides, my husband thinks it’s really cool that I can shoot well, which doesn’t hurt either.

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4. Women today are liberated and bold, they want and they know they can do things like men do and no one can stop them. I think it’s so cool to see women how to shoot, or do martial arts to protect themselves. Even in clothes, women also dominate the fashion world of men. As I see it men’s clothes can also be worn by women and make it more fashionable. As a matter of fact, it looks great on women.

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