Liberal gun control advocates fire a weapon for the first time

[DemolitionMan]

I have to agree about starting small. When we teach pistol classes we will start new shooters with a .22 and then (if they brought one) their own handgun. We offer them the opportunity to shoot larger calibers but don't pressure them about it.

A lot of ladies will initially say they don't want to shoot any large calibers. I never push them on it but most will eventually ask to try. It's a lot of fun to see the grins on their faces when they succeed - just like the grin the brunette had after shooting the shotgun.

I think the brunette is a convert, at least I hope so.

 

[Birds Away]

I think the dude wet his panties.

 

[MadMan66]

The first gun my wife ever fired was my .45 and she's 5'2" and ~120 lbs. It's her favorite caliber to shoot. Though I do agree the 12 gauge might have been too much for them the first time. Took my wife a few times out before she would try the 12 gauge, now she loves it. However, she can only shoot a handful of shells out of it before her arm says quit.

 

[Jack Burton]

I would have started with a .22 handgun and a 20 gauge shotgun. That's one of the reasons why I bought me Heritage .22 LR SAA pistol. It's a hoot to shoot and newbies love it because they can pretend to be cowboys.

 

[KG1]

Learning to shoot is very empowering.

^This^ One can never begin to really know how empowering the feeling is of having the RTKBA until you have experienced it.

 

[tackshot]

At least now they might see the sport side of it and that it's not always about violence. I wish we lived in a perfect world that liberals want to create, sorry it's just not possible.

Very well put,

 

[bradmedic04]

Yeah, the 870 was kind of a dick move. If you want them to enjoy the feeling of cocking a shotgun, which certainly is incredibly pleasing, maybe a .410 would have been more appropriate.

 

[mdmayo]

See, the thing is that there are LOTS of liberals who already ARE gun enthusiasts and DON'T want more gun control. Fact is that if they did, we'd be without this right already. Yeah, name calling helps too... I know about one Right-Wingnut for every Lefty-Loon acquaintance I have.

 

[pudly]

Would be nice if those liberals had some influence on the Democrat party to stop all of those anti-gun laws they are promulgating or even remove the anti-gun provisions of their party platform.

 

[Lebowski]

Not the best choices for guns for a first timer, but wow, some of them had fun!

No one is going to try to convince them that gun violence is 'good'. We all agree that 'gun violence' is bad. But protecting yourself from someone trying to harm you with a gun, or just going to the range and putting a few (or a ton) of holes in paper... hopefully they can see now see that is alright.

Only other thing I'd have done aside from change the guns they were shooting is maybe use a standard, non-silhouette target. I'm surprised they didn't comment about the fact they were shooting a target that was representative of a human.

 

[mdmayo]

Would be nice if those liberals had some influence on the Democrat party to stop all of those anti-gun laws they are promulgating or even remove the anti-gun provisions of their party platform.

The point is that they are doing just that. When funding disappears for their election coffers, they ask "why?" Answer is: Because You said this wouldn't be an issue, so stuffit.

 

[Jack Burton]

The point is that they are doing just that. When funding disappears for their election coffers, they ask "why?" Answer is: Because You said this wouldn't be an issue, so stuffit.

I'd have to see that to believe it...

 

[venenoindy]

I bet you that if they experience any violent crime that would change their minds very fast.

 

[actaeon277]

I bet you that if they experience any violent crime that would change their minds very fast.

That's a wake up call for some.
And some just call for MORE controls.

 

[j706]

I think the dude wet his panties.

Thinking the same and he no doubt wears panty's. He is a little pansy. Nothing says liberal puke like a woman hurling the f bomb around for casual conversation. Hate that from a woman.

 

[Birds Away]

Thinking the same and he no doubt wears panty's. He is a little pansy. Nothing says liberal puke like a woman hurling the f bomb around for casual conversation. Hate that from a woman.

They would make a perfect liberal couple. She won't need to get a bigger purse to carry his junk around in.