Shooting Community Rallies for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Ammoland

AUSTIN — -(AmmoLand.com)- A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League (AG & AG) proudly announced that the organization met its fundraising goal of $10,000 for the Jennifer Smith Memorial Fund. AG & AG sold 500 tickets and 3 names were randomly drawn as winners of the rifles generously donated by Stag Arms.

The winners were:

• Jean Erb (Stag 15 3-Gun Elite)
• Bonnie Zeolla (Stag 10S .308 M-LOK)
• Sheryl Stuckly (Stag 15 Tactical)

According to the American Psychological Association, on average, each day, three or more women are murdered by their boyfriends or husbands. While AG & AG instructors train women to protect themselves against stranger violence, the organization broadened its focus to include awareness of intimate partner violence. AG & AG published articles on intimate partner violence to help raise awareness and provide information and resources to women who may need help.

On Nov. 27, 2017, the AG & AG community was shaken when one of its long-time AG & AG members, Jennifer Smith, was tragically killed by her husband before he ended his own life, leaving three young daughters behind. Jennifer was a …Read the Rest

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