Coachable Moments: Working with Firearm Neophytes

By Tyler Kee

As Nick mentioned on Monday, he and I got the opportunity to meet up with several like-minded, gun-owning, millennials for a little range time with Ronan Farrow over the weekend. Like Nick, I thought it went well. The questions were fairly innocuous, and for the most part he seemed primarily interested in Kirsten Joy Weiss doing trick shots. Which is interesting and fun, but my attention was mostly focused on Ronan and his producer Candace . . .

Ronan’s an interesting guy. Very well-spoken, even when he’s thoroughly out of place, and about as gracious as they come. And while he claimed to have shot trap and skeet in college, two things became quickly apparent during out limited range time. First, he didn’t know anything about rifles or pistols. Second, he wasn’t afraid to ask questions.

As a native Texan, my exposure to people who have never seen, touched, or fired a rifle is extraordinarily limited. I’ve taken dozens of people shooting for the first time, and all of them have at least some experience shooting a gun. Before I met Ronan and Candace, I’d never actually gotten the opportunity to work with someone who knew literally nothing about firearms.

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