Strictly Street Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hello Kitty and pink paintwork: How gun manufacturers are targeting female market with girly 'purse pistols' By Sadie WhitelocksLast updated at 11:27 AM on 22nd March 2011 Gun manufacturers have been responding to a soaring interest from women with female-friendly 'purse pistols' in an array of trend-led colours and designs.Despite the concerns of anti-gun campaigners, there has been an 83 per cent rise in the number of women buying firearms for personal defence, and handbag-sized models are fast becoming a sought-after accessory across the U.S. Most weapon brands now offer a 'female-friendly' range that wouldn't look out of place in a toy shop, with many offering to customise pistols with pink paintwork and Swarovski crystals.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1368541/Hello-Kitty-pink-paintwork-How-gun-manufacturers-targeting-female-market-girly-purse-pistols.html#ixzz1HMxXbRhG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 honestly, I dont think anyone should own a gun if they bought it bc its cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Well, um... that just aint right.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 honestly, I dont think anyone should own a gun if they bought it bc its cute.Don't lie Mj, you got one cuz it was cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggO Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I'd be afraid one of the kids would think it was a toy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 A different color gun to match every outfit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 You would think if they really want to target women, they would just make the grips on the gun not so rough they don't hurt after extended shooting sprees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I'd be afraid one of the kids would think it was a toy.+1... free market and all, but not in my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 my girls little cousins (one is 8, one is 5) both just got pink 22/410 rifles for xmas lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Pink guns get the job done just as well as a black/cammo/nickle plated one does.http://tinyurl.com/6cu4svt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I'm sure if my long gun was pink it would still be as accurate... Survivibility after the shot in my job... pink may have been bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Flounder and walther were trying to paint my scope to match the hello kitty ar in the second post. Luckily I received it before a paint match was found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Holsters too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 ^^^ is this your idea of free advertising too? Would you like to copy and paste a press release for me to move later too?Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Droid phone fail.... Edited March 23, 2011 by kawi kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazer1sniper Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Nice reload style! I trained in that "in the face" style a few years ago and it did make me a bit faster. Flashy stuff in the sporting side of thing is expected I guess. And as far as personally owned "hello kitty" guns is fine, Hell my daughter has a red framed Browning Buckmark 22. I'm too old school I guess... I remember what Patton said:"Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl-handled pistol."I think of my firearms as tools. I pick the best one to do the job I need it to do, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beegreenstrings Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Well uh? Speechless...I have to go with BiggO on this. Looks too much like a toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 i could swear that there are regulations to keep toy guns from looking too real, but like BiggO said, there probably ought to be some kind of regulation that prevents a real firearm from looking too much like a toy.The original post is too over-the-top to be a real pistol ...isn't it? my little cousins (5 and 7) shoot a Ruger bearcat. It's definitely not pink (or blue, or any other abnormal color...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerauthority Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 personally, I think its a great idea. I guarantee you pull a pink gun on someone you are going to catch them off guard and most will stop to think, maybe laugh for a second. Maybe I should carry one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggO Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Really if they want to make a handgun fit a woman better, than they should design one around something they use daily. Like thisAnd it's not even pink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 ^^^ is this your idea of free advertising too? Would you like to copy and paste a press release for me to move later too?LolYou got me; mods are on to me now. This is going to be a hard rule to work around but I'll try. Other than the photographer’s name there is no advertising associated with the manufacturer, I could tell people who it is if they inquire, right? The photographer just happens to work for the manufacturer is that okay to say. The company makes concealment holsters in Ohio. I won’t say who they are, let’s just say a Raven told me. I just know a lot of people will want pink holsters so I am providing a valuable service. Damn all these washed clean internet postings we need a thread on the topic so things will be clearer because discussing things on the internet always gets to a logical solution with no one’s feeling hurt. Please don’t move the thread; I don’t want to get banned like everyone else does who is responsible for a thread being moved. By the way, I think that’s a shitty policy for you guys to have.Nice reload style! I trained in that "in the face" style a few years ago and it did make me a bit faster. Flashy stuff in the sporting side of thing is expected I guess. And as far as personally owned "hello kitty" guns is fine, Hell my daughter has a red framed Browning Buckmark 22. I'm too old school I guess... I remember what Patton said:"Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl-handled pistol."I think of my firearms as tools. I pick the best one to do the job I need it to do,I have mixed feelings about the in your line of sight reload, I know it's faster but if necessary too many other things should be happening. Good sporting technique, impractical tactical technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Im tempted to give a warning lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Punk Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Be careful that could set the spark that ignites a fire that leads to a lot of entertainment in Ranting and Raving plus a whole lot of mod work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 So I got an infraction for telling you all about holsters... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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