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Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. (SAS) is a non-partisan women's advocacy group in the United States dedicated to the protection of gun rights, specifically for the purpose of self defense. It is an all-volunteer 501(c)(4) non-profit organization based in Texas, with chapters nationwide.

SAS interprets the Second Amendment as recognizing the pre-existing natural right of individuals to bear arms as tools of self defense, and promotes gun safety and marksmanship among their members. They focus on community outreach, women's firearm shoots, women's personal safety training, and political advocacy. Citing FBI crime statistics, they assert firearms are the only reasonable means of self-protection, especially for women, people of short stature, people with disabilities, and the elderly.

Their website states

Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. is a women's advocacy group dedicated to preserving the basic right to self-defense, as recognized by the Second Amendment.

Second Amendment Sisters, Inc. has a featured column in Gun Week and is discussed on the Women and Guns forum. The group's slogan is "Self defense is a basic human right."

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