The Armed Citizen Project

The Armed Citizen Project is a nonprofit organization, founded by Kyle Coplen, based in Houston, Texas. Their goal is to distribute shotguns to people in mid-high crime neighborhoods, mostly single women. The organization offers firearms to citizens that can pass a background check and take safety, legal, and tactical training. They also claim to be collecting data for completion of a policy study, that measures the effects of firearms on crime rate.[1] The group hopes to expand its training, and shotgun givaways, to Dallas, San Antonio, and Tucson. Coplen has stated that it costs the organization about $300 USD to arm and train one person, and to arm and train a neighborhood costs the organization about $20000 USD. All of the money for the program comes from donations.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "About". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Armed Citizen Project Gives Firearms Training, Shotguns to Single Houston Women". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Shoring Up Second Amendment With "Armed Citizen Project"". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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