May/June, 2013
Table of Contents
Volume 24, Number 3


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Learning to Compete
A new column series follows a writer on the road to the Bianchi Cup.
By Cherie Jones.

Making a Difference
There are two sides to almost everything—including activism.
By Genie Jennings.

Legally Speaking
Looking back on decades of gun control.
By Karen MacNutt.

From The Editor - This Month's Editorial
A serendipitous confluence of features.
By Peggy Tartaro, Executive Editor.

Women and Guns Magazine - A History in Covers
20 years of covers illustrate the growth of the first and only firearms publication for women.

Women and Guns Magazine Part of Long
History of Women Gun Owners

By Peggy Tartaro, Executive Editor.

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Women & Guns Magazine (ISSN 0145-7704) is published bi-monthly by the Second Amendment Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt, educational and literary research and publishing organization. National Office: 12500 NE Tenth Place, Bellevue, WA 98005. Phone: 425-454-7012. SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (6 issues), $18.00 US; $38.00 Foreign; single copies, $4.00. All subscriptions are cash in advance. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Six weeks notice requited on all changes. Send old address as well as new. Not responsible for missed issues due to failure to notify of address changes. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Women&Guns, Attn: Circulation Dept., PO Box 35, Buffalo, NY 14205. Contents © 2013 by Second Amendment Foundation. All rights reserved under International and Pan American Copyright Conventions. All previously copyrighted material is used with permission. Reproduction in whole is strictly forbidden; no part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the editor.

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PEGGY TARTARO
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Contributing Editors
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R.K. Campbell
Will & Serina Cox
Gila Hayes
Roger Lanny
Susan Laws
Sheila Link
Karen MacNutt
Nancy Ross
Paul Scarlata
Dave Workman

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In our print edition currently on newstands:

News
Federal and state gun legislation heats up in the wake of Newtown tragedy.

Cover Story
A SIG P290 is part of a discussion of carry pistols. And, yes, the evaluator on the cover is wearing hearing protection!
By Bob Campbell.

New Shooters
A college-aged woman helps Taurus reach out to young shooters via new media.
By Diane Walls.

Defensive Strategies
A road rage incident sparks a conversation on displaying a carry gun.
By Lyn Bates.

Project Appleseed
With roots in the Revolutionary War, Project Appleseed aims to train marksmen and women.
By Oleg Volk.

Lights
A new company is offering some flashlights that quickly become the author’s favorites.
By Roger Lanny.

News
New York’s SAFE Act has some rough going; a new video campaign promotes equal rights for gunowners.

Outreach
The Mule Dear Foundation reaches out to youth.

Coming in June 2013 Online:
Rimfire Resurgence
By Carolee Anita Boyles.

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