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The NRA repeatedly claims that women, determined to protect themselves and their families, are picking up guns in greater numbers. What the group doesn’t talk about, however, is the fact that the majority of women — including female gun owners — support stricter gun laws.
A Quinnipiac University poll found 69 percent of women support stricter gun laws, compared to 26 percent of women who don’t. What’s more, a Pew Research study found “female gun owners express more support than male gun owners for proposals that would restrict gun ownership and less support for proposals that would expand it.” That gender gap exists even among Republican or Republican-leaning gun owners: 60 percent of Republican or Republican-leaning female gun owners said they supported a ban on assault-style weapons, while 57 percent supported the creation of a federal database used to track all gun sales. In comparison, just 28 percent and 35 percent of Republican or Republican-leaning male gun owners supported those policies, respectively.
It’s hard to take claims of empowerment seriously from an organization that plays on outdated gender stereotypes; engages in victim blaming; launches sexist attacks against women; rolls out content that blatantly objectifies women; ignores data showing that women are more at risk of violent deaths where firearm availability is high; and that has previously dismissed allegations of campus sexual assault as just two people being drunk. Rather, the NRA appears to be hijacking female empowerment in an insincere attempt to draw in more women members.
This perspective is reflective of the author’s opinion, and is part of a larger, feminist discourse.
Source: https://www.bustle.com/p/9-ways-the-nras-womens-empowerment-message-fell-flat-8982275
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