Watch: Australian model and professional surfer experiences shooting a rifle in Texas

By Brandon Morse

Australian model and professional surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey made a trip to Texas on Tuesday and decided to spend some time on the gun range with a semi-automatic rifle.

Coffey posted a slow motion video from the event to her Instagram account with the caption, “We’re not in Australia anymore, Toto.”

In the video, the 22-year-old Coffey is seen wearing black jeans and cowboy boots, seated at a bench with her eye down the scope of a suppressed rifle. The video shows Coffey firing the gun, which recoils quickly, causing the surfer to wear a look of shock for a brief moment.

Her shock is quickly replaced with a large smile. “Wow!” she said, shaking her hands.

We’re not in Australia anymore, Toto. #laruetactical #texas

A post shared by Ellie-Jean Coffey (@elliejeancoffey) on May 30, 2017 at 8:04am PDT

Australia passed a gun-ban in 1996, which instituted a gun buyback program that saw some 650,000 guns purchased by the Australian government with funds raised through a special tax.

Owning a gun in Australia is still possible, according to Time. Acquiring a firearm first means obtaining a license. In order to get a license, you must first have a reason for …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze