It’s a dangerous country out there — especially in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore where the level of violent crime has been rising rapidly.
That likely accounts for at least some of the tremendous increase in numbers of women acquiring concealed-carry permits for handguns. As the Crime Prevention Research Center’s President John Lott tells Fox’s Stuart Varney, the sea change in statistics from just 10 years ago is largely due to a change in how women look at guns.
With mounting evidence that criminals will think twice about attacking people and places where they know guns are being carried, this change is likely the logical product of the numbers of Americans now buying and carrying handguns.
Gun manufacturers also have increasingly started to cater and market to a female demographic that previously wasn’t as recognized as it is today. There are now guns that are colored pink and purple and ones that come in more diminutive sizes that are easier to hold for smaller hands. Gun stores are even selling handbags with secret pockets to hold firearms. And at gun ranges, many of the target shooters are now women, some of whom are practicing out of necessity, while others are there strictly for purposes of enjoyment.
Watch as Lott explains some key reasons for this phenomenon.
