Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The article argues that gun rights should be recognized as a feminist issue, emphasizing women's autonomy, safety, and equality. It challenges the conventional narrative that gun control aligns with feminist values, asserting that disarming women disempowers them and undermines their ability to defend themselves. The author advocates for women's right to bear arms as a means of self-defense, drawing parallels to other feminist issues like abortion, and proposes a rebuttable presumption for issuing concealed carry permits to women.
Disciplines
Commercial Law | Law | Law and Gender | Second Amendment
Recommended Citation
Lindsay K. Charles,
Feminists and Firearms: Why Are So Many Women Anti-Choice?,
17
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
297
(2011).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol17/iss2/3