"For women to be able to protect themselves is important. I think it gives you a certain amount of confidence in taking care of yourself and felling confident that you can protect yourself and your family," said Allison Jones, a firearms instructor with Insight Firearms.
That's why Allison Jones said she got involved with firearms a few years back.
"For me it wasn't enough to just know how to load and unload a gun and hit a target. I wanted to be able to understand how the gun works," Jones said.
So about six months ago she decided to become an instructor with Insight Firearms in Lima, and she says over half the shooters that have been signing up for classes - have been women.
"So there was a need for a female to come on and just help with the comfort level and to look at things the way that another woman would," Jones said.
Shooting events like Women on Target has also seen in increase of female interest. The first event they held a few years back brought about 80 women - this weekend there were 170.
"A lot of the women want it for home safety and stuff like that, but there's also some women that their husbands have always had firearms around and they just want to learn how to safely handle them if they need to," Sheri
But no matter what the reason is, they say it's a good idea for anyone to give it a try.
"Before you say that's not for me, give it a chance and come out to the range with someone who knows what they're doing and can show you how to do it safely," Jones said.
