Weekend Event in Washington Caters to Spike in Female Shooters

By Jenn Jacques

The national upswing in female gun owners and women applying for concealed carry permits is being felt in the state of Washington. Statewide, the number of women holding the license increased nearly 62 percent increase, to 129,428 from 80,016. The Evergreen State has 535,596 people with active concealed pistol licenses.

The number of men with active licenses is steadily increasing as well, but since January 2013 through the end of April, the only period for which the department has data available, the number of women license-holders in Kitsap grew about 71 percent, to 6,419 from 3,748.

And in the state’s most urbanized areas, women are increasingly becoming licensed to carry pistols. King County saw the number of women holding the license grow by nearly 39 percent during the same period.

The idea for the West Sound Women’s Safety/Defense Expo & Fashion Show came when organizers said they noticed increasing interest in self-defense from women, and heard from women that they felt intimidated at gun shops. This prompted them to create a place where women would feel more comfortable. This past Saturday, that place was the Baymont Inn in Bremerton, WA.

One of the organizers of the event, David Raymond of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms