Survey for Women Gun Owners
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For a survey for women shooters try going to The Well Armed Woman web site The Well Armed Woman . This is a group for woman only with shooting chapters in 40 states and 3,300 members. You should be able to get many women to take your survey.
Thank you all for your replies, @telpinaro the survey is for women who bought firearms after 2005 if you fit that crtieria and want to do the survey I can send it to you via private message and if you know of any other women who fit that criteria and want to do the survey please let me know it would be greatly apreciated! @Saef-USA thank you! I actually checked that site out I emailed the owner I wasn't sure whther or not they had a forum though, @Valsheia I private messaged you the survey thank you!
To give anyone else whos interested a run down of what the study is about exactly, I'm researching women who bought firearms after 2005. The reason being is because national statistics show that there has been a surge in women gun ownership which I think is great. I don't want to give away to many details because I don't want it to effect my data at all, but basically this is a sociological study to help determine what has caused women to buy firearms in this time period.
To give anyone else whos interested a run down of what the study is about exactly, I'm researching women who bought firearms after 2005. The reason being is because national statistics show that there has been a surge in women gun ownership which I think is great. I don't want to give away to many details because I don't want it to effect my data at all, but basically this is a sociological study to help determine what has caused women to buy firearms in this time period.
r1derbike
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"The Cornered Cat" is also a women's firearm site. You may find more victims, er, participants there as well.
The project would be very interesting to hear about, as it gets the female perspective on gun ownership.
Care to give the essentials of the project here? Independent study credit? Inquiring minds want to know!
The project would be very interesting to hear about, as it gets the female perspective on gun ownership.
Care to give the essentials of the project here? Independent study credit? Inquiring minds want to know!
Thank you for your replies everyone I have been trying to get back to you all for hours, I kept getting this message "Your Reply Will Show Once Admin Approves" or something along those lines I apologize for that, the reason why I was so vague about the survey is because when your doing a sociological study such as this your not supposed to give away too many details because it may effect your data. But I want as many respondents as possible so in that case heres everything you need to know, the study is for my senior seminar class which is required for me to graduate, a lot of you probably already know there has been a huge increase in women gun ownership in the past couple of years I aim to study the women who have bought their first firearms between 2005-2013 and find out why they bought their firearms. Not a lot of studies have focused on women and one of the goals of this project is to study a group of people that have not been studied yet hence the reason why I choose the new women gun owners of this time period. In the past variables such as being a victim of a crime or living in an area with a high crime rate caused spikes in not only women gun ownership but men gun ownership as well. With new variables such as the increase in mass shootings and natural disasters it's interesting to find out how these new variables play a role in the increase in ownership. If anyone has anymore questions I will be glad to answer!
Peggy Reist
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I think the criteria would probably fit a lot of the women on here.
wolf_fire
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I hope my response isn't taken as cynicism, but more as a "be on your guard" statement.
First, we don't know this person from Adam. Second, the student claims to be from a NY state run college (SUNY), one of the most anti-gun states in the country. Third, it's a sociological survey and I have seen nothing good from sociological data mining for the firearm community.
Nothing personal student88, it's just that there have been a tremendous amount of anti-firearm types that have posed under false personae within these forums and it has caused the hair on the back of my neck to be raised.
First, we don't know this person from Adam. Second, the student claims to be from a NY state run college (SUNY), one of the most anti-gun states in the country. Third, it's a sociological survey and I have seen nothing good from sociological data mining for the firearm community.
Nothing personal student88, it's just that there have been a tremendous amount of anti-firearm types that have posed under false personae within these forums and it has caused the hair on the back of my neck to be raised.
MamaLiberty
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I hope this helps you.
r1derbike
New member
Wolf, I admit I had a bad feeling about the post because of geography as well. I made a tongue-in-cheek comment about finding more victims at the cornered cat website. My referral to victims wasn't about the abuse that many women have endured, before they purchased a firearm there, but my suspicion that the women would be vilified for owning guns, as part of a pro gun control agenda.
It was suspicious to me because of socialist leaning profs at institutes of higher learning, in those areas where gun control agendas are prevalent. It seems that Marxist leaning socialism is taught everywhere now. It's disconcerting that so many "educated" people cannot think outside the small box drawn by our present educators. Frightening, actually.
Anyway, sorry for the tome about my use of the word "victim" in my post. Wolf, I stand by your suspicions as well, given the influx of undesirable, agenda driven users to this forum.
My father held a doctorate, my mother a master's, and she would always say I marched to the tune of a different drummer (I am a drummer) because of my cynicism and doubt about everything, unless proven, or shown to be true. My stubborn demeanor was the cause of much duress, between my parents and I.
They finally accepted that is who I am, and why I disbelieved most of what I read, and half of what I say...:lol:
1. What is your first name (You may use a fake name)? How old are you?
Susie 31
2. What is your background/ethnicity?
White
3. What is your occupation?
Childcare
4. Where do you live, and do you live by yourself or with family/friends?
Arkansas widowed with a child
5. Is the community you live in safe? Does your community have a sufficient number of police? Doyou think they are trained well enough to handle the crimes in your community? If not did this influence you to purchase a firearm?
I live in a safe community. I believe we have a sufficient number of police. I think they do not have much experience with violent crime because there is little. I think a five minute emergency response time is relatively good but long enough for myself or my child to be killed or seriously injured.
6. Do you think you are more vulnerable because you are female? Have you or anyone you know ever been the victim of a crime? Did this influence you to purchase a firearm?
I think being female makes me appear to be an easier target. I also know that the statistics for sexual assault on females are disturbingly high. I have never been victim of a violent crime.
7. How much TV do you watch? What type of programs are you watching? Did any form of media or news reports influence you to purchase a firearm?
I don't own a tv.
8. Is the community you live in vulnerable to a natural disaster? Are there a sufficient number of government personnel to keep you safe? Are they trained well enough to keep you safe? If not then did this influence your purchase of a firearm?
The only natural disasters typical to my area are flash flooding and tornadoes. Both of which (due to it being a hilly area) are unlikely to occur on a wide enough scale to cause much of the extreme desperation that would likely lead to increased violence. I know that nearby towns have received national guard support in such situations.
9. Is owning a firearm a hobby for you? Do you use your firearm for hunting, skeet shooting, or any other sporting activities? Are these activities the main reason for you owning a firearm?
I enjoy target practice. I discovered after owning a firearm just how much I like to get together with family members for that purpose. It is not why I have one.
10. What was your stance on the 2nd amendment “the right to bear arms”? Did the 2nd amendment influence you to purchase a firearm?
I support all the amendments. I did not get a firearm just because I could.
11. When exactly did you buy your first firearm? What kind of firearm was it and how many have you bought so far? What was the initial reason for you buying a firearm?
I received a small revolver as a gift Christmas 2012. It is the only one I own at the moment. My reason was a combination of hearing a man tell me about his daughter having been murdered behind my apartment some years back and having become stranded by having my spare go flat 15 miles after changing a flat in a remote area at night with my child and having to wait most of an hour to be picked up.
Susie 31
2. What is your background/ethnicity?
White
3. What is your occupation?
Childcare
4. Where do you live, and do you live by yourself or with family/friends?
Arkansas widowed with a child
5. Is the community you live in safe? Does your community have a sufficient number of police? Doyou think they are trained well enough to handle the crimes in your community? If not did this influence you to purchase a firearm?
I live in a safe community. I believe we have a sufficient number of police. I think they do not have much experience with violent crime because there is little. I think a five minute emergency response time is relatively good but long enough for myself or my child to be killed or seriously injured.
6. Do you think you are more vulnerable because you are female? Have you or anyone you know ever been the victim of a crime? Did this influence you to purchase a firearm?
I think being female makes me appear to be an easier target. I also know that the statistics for sexual assault on females are disturbingly high. I have never been victim of a violent crime.
7. How much TV do you watch? What type of programs are you watching? Did any form of media or news reports influence you to purchase a firearm?
I don't own a tv.
8. Is the community you live in vulnerable to a natural disaster? Are there a sufficient number of government personnel to keep you safe? Are they trained well enough to keep you safe? If not then did this influence your purchase of a firearm?
The only natural disasters typical to my area are flash flooding and tornadoes. Both of which (due to it being a hilly area) are unlikely to occur on a wide enough scale to cause much of the extreme desperation that would likely lead to increased violence. I know that nearby towns have received national guard support in such situations.
9. Is owning a firearm a hobby for you? Do you use your firearm for hunting, skeet shooting, or any other sporting activities? Are these activities the main reason for you owning a firearm?
I enjoy target practice. I discovered after owning a firearm just how much I like to get together with family members for that purpose. It is not why I have one.
10. What was your stance on the 2nd amendment “the right to bear arms”? Did the 2nd amendment influence you to purchase a firearm?
I support all the amendments. I did not get a firearm just because I could.
11. When exactly did you buy your first firearm? What kind of firearm was it and how many have you bought so far? What was the initial reason for you buying a firearm?
I received a small revolver as a gift Christmas 2012. It is the only one I own at the moment. My reason was a combination of hearing a man tell me about his daughter having been murdered behind my apartment some years back and having become stranded by having my spare go flat 15 miles after changing a flat in a remote area at night with my child and having to wait most of an hour to be picked up.
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