American women are buying more guns than ever before, mostly to protect themselves. Manisha Krishnan heads to Texas for the annual A Girl and a Gun conference where women are being trained to fend off sexual assaults and home invasions with firearms. She's trying to find out whether gun culture among American women is fuelled by fact, or fear. WATCH NEXT: How a Father Deals with Loss After the Parkland Shooting - Click here to subscribe to VICE:
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