Diane Donnett

The United States has been selling lead and copper to developing countries such as China and India, contributing to the shortage, said Diane Donnett, owner of Stonewall Gun Shop and Range in Broadview Heights.Soldiers in Iraq are getting their ammunition shipped to them before any other agency, causing local police departments and gun dealers to take a back seat."It is all about supply and demand," Donnett said.

"It's a terrible bill, guys," said Diane Donnett, owner of Stonewall Ltd.

Semi-Arms Inc. of Broadview Heights, where Quigley spoke, has had Ladies' Nights the past few summers that have become increasingly popular, said corporation President Diane Donnett.So have the range's safety and training courses, she said.

Donnett, whose classes often have equal numbers of women and men, tells her female students they cannot rely solely on guns."There's only a 3 percent chance that the gun is going to be there when you need it," Donnett said.
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Donnett, of Stonewall Ltd., said every woman needs to consider all her self-defense options seriously and decide whether she is dedicated enough to practice how to handle shoot and store a gun safely.

"I tell my ladies, 'If you're going to buy a gun to keep it locked up in a box and never take it out and never practice shooting it, then don't buy a gun,' " she said.

Diane Donnett, owner of Stonewall LTD Gun Shop and Firearms Range in Broadview Heights, said she has seen an increase.

"The men still outnumber your women three to one, but women, when we first came in it, were probably at a 10-to-1 ratio," she said.