New Report: “Women Gun Owners: Purchasing, Perceptions and Participation”
Newtown, CT -(Ammoland.com)- The National Shooting Sports Foundation invites SHOT Show media to attend a press conference on the release of a new, comprehensive report: “Women Gun Owners: Purchasing, Perceptions and Participation.”
Women are the fastest growing segment of gun owners and participants in target shooting and hunting over the past decade. This report reveals their reasons for purchasing firearms, their spending habits and preferred shooting activities, perceptions about personal and home protection, and more.
“More than half of women (55.6 percent) who participated in the new research study said they intend to purchase at least one firearm in the next 12 months.”
Join us …
- Wednesday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m.
- SHOT Show Press Conference Room #3401 (adjacent to the Press Room), Level 3, Venetian
- NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti and NSSF Director of Industry Research and Analysis Jim Curcuruto
- Special Guests: Julie Golob, world champion shooter, and Lucretia Free, publisher of The American Woman Shooter Magazine, will discuss the importance of the shooting sports to their lives and careers. Laura Kippen, president of InfoManiacs, will be on hand to answer questions.
Please join NSSF in Room #3401 on Jan. 21 at 10 a.m., to learn more about “Women Gun Owners.”
Handouts: “Women Gun Owners” reports will be made available in hard and electronic copies. An accompanying infographic will be available as well.
About The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.