Women Take Up Arms in California: Shooting Ranges See Major Increase in Women Buying and Learning to Use Guns
Left-leaning women in California are finally realizing that their firearms — not their elected officials — are what criminals fear most. Often referred to as the “great equalizer” between the two genders, firearm…
Left-leaning women in California are finally realizing that their firearms — not their elected officials — are what criminals fear most.
Often referred to as the “great equalizer” between the two genders, firearm proficiency is something that women are starting to embrace, according to California resident Brandi Joseph.
Joseph is the owner of Fortune Firearms shooting range in Hemet, about 90 miles south of Los Angeles. She told the Washington Examiner that most of her clients are not what one would expect from the blue state.
“The majority of people I know in my life are Democrats, and I do not know any who do not own guns,” Joseph told the news outlet. “What has started now is an increase of women getting involved. The majority of my clients are women.”
Joseph said fears for her safety during a traumatic divorce led her to become proficient with a firearm about 20 years ago.
According to the Washington Examiner, she believed a gun would be a more certain means of protecting herself than a restraining order, which she also obtained. “A restraining order is a piece of paper that doesn’t do anything — it’s a joke,” she told the news outlet.
The recent increase in violence has confirmed her decision to arm herself, she added. “We are seeing people walking into a restaurant and robbing a family in broad daylight,” she told the Examiner. “I want to protect myself, with all the looting and the guys who want to overthrow my government. The world is changing, and it’s scary.”