September 10, 2025Sociological InquiryOpen Access

“You Can't Always Run Away”: Gender Reflexivity and Personal Firearms Ownership among Civilian Women Gun Owners in Israel

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Armed Israeli women are redefining their roles within the security framework, enhancing their agency as protectors.
Qualitative interviews highlighted the integration of traditional feminine expressions with notions of firearms equality in 17 women.
This analysis shows how personal firearms ownership impacts women's identities without completely dismantling masculine militarization.
The findings call for a deeper understanding of how gender dynamics evolve in relation to firearms and citizenship.

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Qualitative analysis reveals how armed Israeli women reshape security roles and gender identities, suggesting new intersections of gender performativity and firearms ownership.

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Maor et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d6479536c https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.70025

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Qualitative analysis reveals how armed Israeli women reshape security roles and gender identities, suggesting new intersections of gender performativity and firearms ownership.

“You Can't Always Run Away”: Gender Reflexivity and Personal Firearms Ownership among Civilian Women Gun Owners in Israel

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“You Can't Always Run Away”: Gender Reflexivity and Personal Firearms Ownership among Civilian Women Gun Owners in Israel

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