KP: A lot of the time the argument is, people don’t need guns. Why should women own and learn to operate firearms?
JG: I hate that concept of ‘why,’ ‘why should you have to have this,’ it’s so bizarre. You can go and buy a sedan, or a mini-van, or a truck, or a sports car. You know, we have all of these options and people want to regulate something that is so simple and that is a tool for either self-defense, personal protection, shooting sports, hunting, and because they’re not part of it they think, ‘Oh why do you need that?’ And it’s ridiculous. Why do I need high-heels? Why do I need stilettos? Why do I need this or that? They don’t get to determine that.
KP: How do young women who maybe haven’t gotten into firearms yet push back against that argument that they don’t need a gun to protect themselves because that’s really the cultural perception, especially in the media telling young women that’s not what they need to protect themselves, 'there are other ways to do it.' What would you say to people who make that argument?
JG: I find it hypocritical because we tell women that you know, you have control of your bodies, you have the right to say and do everything, you are equal but in this [gun ownership], you’re not, you don’t need that. It’s so condescending and such an insulting concept. Instead we should be saying, ‘Do what you want. Be responsible, be safe but if you want to do this or try this or be strong an independent, you can do that.’
Part 1: A Conversation With World Shooting Champion Julie Golob
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