More Women Signing Up For Concealed Carry Class

By Tom Knighton

Anti-gunners like to paint concealed carry as the domain of beer-swilling, minority-hating wannabe Rambo males looking for an opportunity to blow someone away. Much of their anti-gun rhetoric is based around this idea. Well, the part that isn’t based on misconstrued data or outright fabrications.

However, they really need to update their version of reality.

In a statement released Monday, the National Carry Academy says the number of women taking concealed-carry courses has spiked by 24 percent since the February 14 shooting. In an interview with The Federalist, NCA CEO Chris Schutrop said an increasing number of women have been arming themselves over the past three years, but the Parkland shooting especially hit a nerve among women.

“There’s a greater chance they can protect themselves if they are carrying a firearm and are trained to use it,” Schutrop said. “It’s a tangible way that they can make a difference to help others and help themselves.”

That’s just awesome. Seriously.

While concealed carry wouldn’t have prevented Parkland, it may well help at countless other possible mass shootings. It wouldn’t have helped in Parkland simply because concealed carry wasn’t allowed on school campuses in Florida. Based on the anti-gun push down that way, …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms