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Things are getting interesting!! I'm taking my pastor out to learn how to shoot!
dreher
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My assistant pastor is 67. He has never owned or shot a gun. He and his wife decided they needed some type of protection in the form of a firearm. He bought a S+W bodyguard and a box of ammo. He took it to the range and burned most of his ammo not hitting anything and realized this wasn't quite as easy as it looks like on TV and the silver screen!! 
On Wednesday we will start in my kitchen with a safety session, drawing out on paper proper sight alignment than go out and put a couple of hundred 22 LRs downrange until he's got the sights figured out and can hit the target. He is going over board thanking me. I can't seem to make him understand that this is just bunches of fun to me and I'm really glad to do it.
The thing that most makes me wonder what the world is coming to is Mike is 67. He isn't antigun. He is a good conservative, you want a gun you buy a gun. You don't want a gun you don't buy a gun. But for the first time in their life the two of them think protection is now a necessity. These are good decent Christian people. How much fear must there be all around this country if people like this are getting scared?? I should add they are not afraid of Trump, they are afraid of the leftie loonies.
On Wednesday we will start in my kitchen with a safety session, drawing out on paper proper sight alignment than go out and put a couple of hundred 22 LRs downrange until he's got the sights figured out and can hit the target. He is going over board thanking me. I can't seem to make him understand that this is just bunches of fun to me and I'm really glad to do it.
The thing that most makes me wonder what the world is coming to is Mike is 67. He isn't antigun. He is a good conservative, you want a gun you buy a gun. You don't want a gun you don't buy a gun. But for the first time in their life the two of them think protection is now a necessity. These are good decent Christian people. How much fear must there be all around this country if people like this are getting scared?? I should add they are not afraid of Trump, they are afraid of the leftie loonies.
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One good thing to come out of the unrest of the last 6 months Is the increase in new gun owners. The more voters with guns will make it harder to push through anti gun agendas. Bob
Hallelujah and Pass the Ammo!
Prior to the robbery I started seeing a huge increase in first time buyers . They seemed to span almost all the age ranges. Two groups stood out , older Retired folks and the divorced young mothers . Guess they had realized that the government was not going to be able to do it all .
The country has gone crazy, so people are stocking up on guns and ammo........even the novices and non-initiates.
Good for you to take the time and provide some education on safe gun handling and use, as well as marksmanship. We should all do that if we encounter a "newbie".
Should be an interesting (and hopefully fun!) day.
Semi local to me gun shop had an indoor range . Local to them chapter of wellarmed woman has just started up there . Several women I know have participated in the program . Apparently they are having problem finding good range officers and instructors that work well with new female shooters. Wife is going to give it