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Townhall
Self Defense
Still Reigns as Number One Reason Women Purchase Their First Firearm
Katie Pavlich
Jan 21, 2015
Las Vegas - According to a new report released by the National
Shooting Sports Foundation at the 2015 SHOT Show, self-defense still
remains the number one reason why women purchase their first firearm.
Home-defense comes in second.
The report, which comes from a study conducted in 2014, focused "on
women ages 18 to 65 who owned at least one firearm." Over a third of
the women involved in the study were new gun owners who have "purchased
their first firearm within the last three years." Among this new group
of gun owners, most are between the ages of 18 and 34.
Some key findings:
-The most commonly owned firearm by women in the study is a
semiautomatic pistol, with 56 percent of women reporting they owned at
least one. Shotguns ranked second, with 50 percent of women owning at
least one.
-Women say their purchases are mainly influenced by Fit, Quality and
Practicality.
-Women purchasing a gun in the last 12 months spent on average $870 on
firearms and more than $400 on accessories.
-The majority of women report they are not driven to buy a gun on
impulse but rather considered their purchase for months before deciding.
-Nearly all women (95 percent) have tried target shooting, and more
than half (58 percent) have hunted.
-More than 42 percent of women have a concealed carry permit for their
state of residence.
-Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of women reported having taken at
least one training class.
-43 percent of women shoot once per month or more
-The shooting participation of females has gone from 5,350,000 in 2006
to 7,587,000 in 2013 and now make up 24 percent of the total shooting
participation population...
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