By Akers Editorial
Females are giving firearms a shot
In last June’s issue of Lake and Sumter Style, we ran a feature story focusing on the increasing popularity of guns among females. As you may already know, gun sales soared in 2020 amid social unrest and fear of heightened crime during the coronavirus pandemic. Many first-time buyers were women. Here are the 10 most popular handguns purchased by females in 2020, according to the Well Armed Woman, a membership and training organization.
• Sig Sauer P365
• Smith and Wesson M&P Shield
• EZ 9 millimeter
• Smith and Wesson M&P
•.380 Shield EZ
• Glock 43
• Glock 19
• Springfield Hellcat
• Smith and Wesson M&P Shield
• Glock 43X
• Sig Sauer P238
• Ruger SR22