Arizona native Stacy Speed, a vice president in the banking industry, has been working from her home during the pandemic and has found time to take on a new hobby. “I wanted to do something for myself. I love learning,” she said. “Also, intuitively, I knew coming into this year, an election year, the timing was good for me to learn self-defense. I want to know how to protect myself.” Speed has rarely picked up a gun before, but contacted Timberline Firearms and Training in Flagstaff, enrolled … [Read more...] about First-Time Gun Owners Driving Spike in Firearms Sales
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More Women Choosing to Own, Carry Firearms
Deanna Messer looks back at her 32-year-old self, living alone in her “safe” Salt Lake City apartment, and calls herself “unaware.” Today, the retired nurse calls herself “a marksman.” Messer vividly recalls the night in 1982 when she was awakened by the sound of her screeching cockatoo. She switched on the lights, ran toward the noise and was met by the intruder – a naked man wearing a ski mask and holding a knife. She started screaming. She ran back to her bedroom and locked the door. … [Read more...] about More Women Choosing to Own, Carry Firearms