An Indian company has begun marketing a gun ‘designed’ for women.  It is named the Nirbheek in honor of the victim of a mass rape in 2012.  It is described as a small, lightweight .32 revolver, and is supposed to be convenient for carrying in a purse.  It has a price tag of about $2000, and so far only 20 have been ordered.

I wonder what color it is.  For $2000, it better be a damn work of art.

That sound you just heard was my giant sigh.

Every weapon out there is designed for a woman, because it is designed for humans.  Not all of them are best for any given woman, but that’s why the good Lord made friends, family, and ranges that rent guns.  Try as many guns as you can and want to before settling on one that you like shooting and that you can shoot well.  I’ve known dainty little things that loved 5 inch 1911’s, and corn-fed farmgirls who loved pocket pistols.  I knew one diminutive grandmother in Arizona who surprised us all by pulling a K frame revolver out of her purse and putting six full-power .357 holes in the 10 ring of her target.  You can’t say that this gun is appropriate for a woman, and this gun is not.

There is no such thing as a “ladies revolver”.  It seems we’ve made some progress on that here, but there seems to be some work to be done with our brothers and sisters in India.