Firearms Friday at NRA Range

By Jenn Jacques

One of the great perks of being a writer for Bearing Arms is the opportunity to meet new people and watch new shooters bloom! I had just such an opportunity this morning when Cam Edwards invited me to the NRA Range to meet my (social media) friend Julie Gunlock of Independent Women’s Forum in person for the first time.

Julie brought a few fellow IWF ladies with her this morning and while all the women had shot some guns either growing up or in some capacity, this was truly an opportunity for them to do it on their own. We talk a lot about being “second party gun lovers”, whether it’s our dad’s or husband’s or significant other’s gun, but women are now truly moving into becoming gun owners and embracing the training and camaraderie of the shooting sports.

And it’s great to see.

After a short interview with Cam, we took the women to the range to shoot several guns; a .22, 9MM handgun, a DDM4 V5, shotgun with slugs, etc. It was wonderful to watch the women move from timid to enthusiastic within a matter of about 10 minutes! From not sure of …Read the Rest

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