Women Are Better Armed Than Ever
Guns Women Are Better Armed Than Ever The technology of self-defense is more widely distributed than in the past. Women have particularly benefited from weapons that work independent of muscle mass. Despite that equalizing power, gun ownership long remained a largely masculine pursuit for cultural reasons that might be worthy of research.
- ▪Guns Women Are Better Armed Than Ever The technology of self-defense is more widely distributed than in the past.
- ▪Women have particularly benefited from weapons that work independent of muscle mass.
- ▪Despite that equalizing power, gun ownership long remained a largely masculine pursuit for cultural reasons that might be worthy of research.
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Guns Women Are Better Armed Than Ever The technology of self-defense is more widely distributed than in the past. J.D. Tuccille | 10.2.2026 7:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/10/rise-in-woman-gun-ownership-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Silhouette of a woman firing a gun" alt="Silhouette of a woman firing a gun | Illustration: Midjourney" /> (Illustration: Midjourney) At least as far back as the 16th century, the powers that be fretted that firearms grant those of lesser physical strength and lacking martial training the ability to defend…
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