New statistics point to an uptick of gun purchases among women in the United States.<br /><br />The National Shooting Sports Federation reports an annual increase of over 83 per cent in the number of women purchasing guns for what they cite as self-defence.<br /><br />The National Rifle Association (NRA), the controversial US gun lobby, has also seen an increase of up to 20 per cent in female attendance at shooting clinics.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports.
