I have never owned or even held a gun and although I imagine it would be a weird feeling and I would feel pretty nervous. I feel like a guy who has never held a gun or been around guns would feel the same way. I'm not sure if this is really an issue of being a women or a man, but more of what you have grown up around.
The idea of women owning guns is empowering but maybe empowering in an unnecessary way. It seems that this only encourages the "man-hater" idea that many men have about feminists. Why do women feel it so necessary to make it socially acceptable for them to own guns? I guess this would lead to a bigger issue about people owning guns in general, despite gender.
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I own a gun for hunting purposes. Guns in my family aren't viewed as a masculine accessory. My mother owns guns and shoots them daily in her job. I go hunting and use my own gun to go out. I think guns are viewed as more masculine because in most Hollywood movie it's the man who is going on an out of control chase to kill people. Also, men are traditionally viewed as the hunter and gatherers, so they are usually depicted carrying the guns.
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