Rise of the Female Gun Nut
So I'm not posting this for a debate about guns, but for a few telling paragraphs that made my eyes roll.
What the Fuck? I understand these women are probably hobbiests, but 'Hello Kitty'?? What's worse? This
Spend a few minutes scrolling through the websites of gun dealers and you might be forgiven for thinking America is a nation of Gayle Trotters: women using the language of feminism to demand the “right to choose to defend ourselves,” as the gun-rights activist put it in her Senate testimony last week. Three of the top six U.S. gun-makers — Smith & Wesson, Remington, and Sig Sauer — have pages or products dedicated to the prospective female gun owner, offering smaller lightweight models, shorter trigger pulls, and grips designed for smaller hands. There are rifle cartridges designed to reduce recoil, holsters designed to fit between a woman’s décolletage, and high-end concealed-carry purses. There’s a lot of pink: pink camouflage gun cases and pink Pumpmaster Air Rifles and pink tipped bullets and pink assault rifles.
Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch. Lets sex up our guns shall we? And there's no escape;
Today there’s a new wave of Paxton Quigleys connecting and finding audiences online, including forums like the Girl’s Guide to Guns, a publication from L.A.-based gun enthusiast Natalie Foster that features advice on purchasing handguns, a reaction to this summer's Aurora shooting, and instructions for DIY shotgun shell ornaments; and Packing Pretty, a blog from 25-year-old Gracie McKee, an NRA instructor who wears pink polo shirts and once posted a video demonstrating how to carry a concealed weapon under a little black dress. There are concealed-carry fashion shows and meet-ups like at the first annual A Girl and a Gun National Conference, to be held next month in Waco, Texas, and with sponsorship from Smith & Wesson. No word yet on whether man cards will be passed out or revoked.
http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/02/rise-of-the-female-gun-nut.html
Conceal and carry fashion shows. Nice.
I've owned guns in the past, and I've never felt the desire to make them 'just for us girls'. They were to kill or hurt people, why would I ? Home defense or not. I've never been a 'hobbiests'. My daughter, upon returning from Afghanistan wanted a pink crossbow, but she says it was more reactionary to the dryness and colorlessness she experienced during her deployment. Now she says they're too damned expensive. That's right. To have your weapons all pinkified, you hafta pay more.
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I could see where that would be distressing however
But, wow, that was a shock, even if momentarily. 
...my feelings about whether or not anyone should have a gun, I feel that having one that looks like a toy burdens the owner with an extra responsibility to be even more careful with it should any children ever be near enough to have access.
If it's a bright color or has a picture of:
...or any other cartoon character on it, a kid will likely think it's a toy.
Don't do it. Guns should look like guns.
Don't put turpentine in Gatorade bottles.
Don't put the alka seltzer in the bottle with the antacids.
Safety should be simple. 
...with the idea of a pistol concealed in the "decolletage". Mostly I have trouble with idea carrying a gun there. However, I must also confess the actual mechanics of doing so puzzle me a bit. Would this be done with what I have to believe is an unrealistically small gun or can this only be accomplished if the "decolletage" in question is closer in size to a delicatessen?
As far as the idea of carrying a gun stuck in you belt goes, I would hope the wisdom of doing so would have been apparent to everyone after the unfortunate consequences befalling Plaxico Buress:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaxico_Burress#Accidental_shooting
