A pink assault rifle hangs among others at an exhibit booth at the George R Brown convention center, the site for the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas. The National Rifle Association is showcasing women members and emphasising that increasingly it's not just men who own firearms and oppose gun-control efforts. Female membership is up, the nation's leading advocate for gun ownership says, and its revamped website features profiles of "armed and fabulous" women and describes how women are bringing "new energy" to the NRA. - Reuters/Adrees Latif