Exercising The Right
Female Second Amendment Supporters
The Republican consulting firm Republican Main Street Partnership released poll results last summer that reinforced a long known political reality: Women voters are big supporters of expanding gun-control laws, with 71 percent supporting making gun laws even stricter. But according to a news report from KTNV.com on January 23, there are a considerable number of women out there who support the Second Amendment. KTNV.com reported about the SHOT show (which stands for the Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade show), which occurred at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas on January 21-24. Dianna Muller, who is the founder of a nonpartisan organization dedicated to gun rights called the DC Project, was also at the event, and she told KTNV, “We see the majority of women coming in because they want to be able to protect themselves…. Our world is becoming increasingly violent, and it’s important for us to be able to protect ourselves, and a firearm is a great equalizer.”
Karen Butler, president of the “Shoot Like a Girl” organization, discussed that women are also drawn to the exciting aspects of shooting. Butler told KTNV.com, “What we find is once [women] start shooting, they become recreational shooters, and we’re excited because shooting is a fun sport. So, not only can you defend yourself if you needed, but you can also go to the range and have a lot of fun.”
Anti-gun Politicians Target “Preemption Laws”
While this column has touched on all sorts of gun-control measures proposed by opponents of the Second Amendment, we have never before discussed the effort to get rid of “preemption laws.” The website NWgunnews.com, which reports on gun-related news in the American Northwest states of Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, Oregon, and Montana, posted about how “radical gun control groups like Moms Demand Action and Everytown For Gun Safety” have begun going after state “firearm preemption laws.” Preemption laws refer to state-level legislation that prohibits local governments from passing any gun restrictions more onerous than what is permitted at the state level.
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