Take somebody on their first range trip!
I remember my first trip to the range. I don’t think I was as apprehensive as this guy (then again I was 19, and simply assumed I was invincible) but unlike this guy I had ZERO love for guns, or gun rights at the time.
Now watch how he looks at the end. The results were the same with me. For something that I initially tried just because it was offered and I thought “what the heck”, I went from hating gun rights and wanting to ban guns, to hating gun rights and wanting to ban guns….but not M1911 pistols because I wanted to buy one of those….
Not a huge step, but a first step. It opened my eyes to guns, shooting sports, and safety. It also got me reading about gun rights and issues.
Those who push gun control are open liars truth doesn’t support their agenda, so they rely on ignorance, or religious fanaticism to gain support. (Note they are NOT gaining support, but losing it by the fist full), as soon as a person’s eyes are open, the sooner they can see the lies for what they are.
Yep, this is how we win. Oh also this guy was VERY green and nervous about shooting, and with all new shooters his grip, stance, and likely sight alignment was VERY inconsistent, and its easy to see (especially with that S&W SD, which is kinda a lousy gun to start somebody with, given its horrible trigger) where his grip is different with EVERY shot fired. Yet he still maintained what I would consider acceptable accuracy at above-average self-defense distances.
This is the value of a gun for self defense. Can you imagine how much he’d improve after a few more range sessions, or a training class?
H/t T-Bolt
That’s the way it starts. Excellent video.
Like many mid-western boys, I started with a single shot .22 rifle with my grandfather’s oversight and guidance at a very young age. I advanced to a .410 shotgun and then a 12 gauge shotgun before I received a .22 semi-auto as a Christmas gift when I was around 12 years old. I was hunting with my friends, no adults present, by the time I was 14. We never had an accident. We had caring parents, grandparents, and mentors to teach us.
Into the Army at 18 and a whole new world of weapons. I remember being surprised that the vast majority of my BCT class (summer of 1972, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri) had never fired a weapon before. I just thought it was something that every kid did.
The point is, I guess, that Im one of the lucky ones who has had the opportunity to be around firearms all my life. Guns weren’t locked up when I was a kid. We were taught gun safety and respect for firearms from a very, very young age. I have shared my love and knowledge of firearms with all 3 of my sons and I am now doing the same thing with my 3 grandchildren. Life is so much better when you aren’t afraid 🙂
Anyway, that is an excellent video. I wish that everyone could get past the misinformation and lies and have the opportunity to learn to not be afraid of guns and to learn and understand that they serve a useful purpose.
Thanks for sharing! Take care.
As I’ve said before, I just cannot imagine NOT growing up with guns… sigh
And yet some of us grew up in households where we were forbidden to have a BB gun….
And the reaction at 3:40 is why we continue to win.
And why, with a good bit of Legwork we could probably repeal that NFA
You like that gun? Well that gun is $9,000 and lots of paperwork and stupid legal restrictions, and if you break it just the right way you can become a federal felon for attempting to fix it,
Repeal the NFA you can get that gun for $800, and buy it with just a background check. Whaddayasay? 8)