Women Hit a Gun Range to Declare #NOTMe

On Jun 1, 2019, women opposite a nation will strike a gun operation to uncover they are empowered self-protectors and exclude to be a victim.  The #NOTMe movement, launched by The Well Armed Woman (TWAW) is designed for ladies to mount in oneness with any other to announce to a universe that they are holding assign of their freedom.  Each member will revisit their internal operation and glow 3 rounds to designate we am empowered, we am prepared, we will not be a victim.

According to a investigate by a National Shooting Sports Foundation, a series of women with firearms is flourishing by leaps and end with some-more than 74 percent of retailers stating an boost in women business in their stores. The series one reason for this boost is protection.  When vocalization of this event, Carrie Lightfoot, #NotMe Day Organizer, and owners said:

Women are sleepy of being a chase of aroused criminals and are doing what it takes to strengthen themselves and their desired ones.  #NotMe Day is an eventuality for all women to join together and uncover a universe that women exclude to be perpetually firm to a unsymmetrical terrain of violence.

This is a smashing eventuality for all women to mount joined as efficient and courage’s self-protectors. we can’t wait to see thousands of empowered women, dressed in purple station adult together to contend “NOT ME!”

Lightfoot is a owners of The Well-Armed Woman, LLC and a owners and Chairwoman of a Board of TWAW Shooting Chapters Inc. a 501(c)3 Non-profit classification with 400 chapters in 49 states. She is also a element of a Carrie Lightfoot Consultancy, aiding brands to effectively reach, marketplace to and offer a womanlike shooter.

Carrie was inaugurated to a National Rifle Association Board of Directors in 2018 and is an NRA Benefactor Life Member. She is a published author and renouned inhabitant orator and visit guest in inhabitant media. She binds a following Firearms Instructor Certifications: NRA Certified Pistol, NRA Personal Protection in a Home, NRA Refuse To be a Victim, NRA Home Safety, USCCA Firearms Instructor and is a USCCA Training Counselor.

Today, some-more lady are shopping guns for insurance and empowerment. The Virginian-Pilot interviewed Kim Thumel, boss of a new Virginia Beach section of The Well Armed Woman. Thumel, who became a gun-safety instructor scarcely a decade ago, was agreeably astounded when 24 women showed adult for a initial meeting.

I unequivocally didn’t know what to expect. We had women who had been carjacked, attacked or raped and others who were only frightened of what’s going on in a world. We had others that only wanted to learn some-more and get improved during shooting. It incited into a pleasing thing for women to do together, a brotherhood where they could share their practice and bond.”

Women participating in a transformation are speedy to take a selfie and share it on amicable media with a hashtags #NOTMe. Survivors of prior assault are also speedy to embody a hashtag #NeverAgain in their amicable media posts. The idea is to uncover a universe that women exclude to be victims.

Registration by The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters is giveaway and easy around their website. A $10 concession is encouraged, though not required. For some-more information conduct over to a central TWAW eventuality page, find a internal section and join a many women who devise to strike a gun operation to announce #NOTMe.

By Cherese Jackson (Virginia)

Sources:

TWAW Shooting Chapters:  #NOTme Day
AWWBA:  The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapters Announces #NotMe Day Jun 1st, 2019
New American:  More Women Buying Guns for Protection and Empowerment

Image Credits:

All Images Courtesy of The Well Armed Woman

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