Armed Peaceniks
Lefty gun huggers are crawling out of the woodwork, and what’s even better is that lots of them are women.
Next weekend I’m hosting some hippy types in upstate New York. What typically happens on these weekends is that the men do a bunch of shooting. The women run away or watch (and cheer when the men hit the clay pigeons!) and maybe pop three or four rounds on the .22. Generally, the women won’t go near the 12-gauge or anything that looks scary.
After much discussion, we’ve decided to inaugurate a women’s-only shooting class. It will be taught by a female friend of ours who has been shooting since she was 7 and is a better shot than any of the men without professional shooting experience. It will be women only, although I’ve weasled an invite to “supervise”. I’ll actually just be listening and learning. It’s going to be a fun class.
In an effort to encourage more lefties to pick up guns, here’s a comic about peace crusaders and their love of guns.
June 26th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Outstanding! If they all show up in cammies, please take pictures. =P
June 26th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Lefty here. It only took 10 rounds on the .22 for my also lefty girlfriend to shoot my AR-15. She loves it! Although we took a co-ed class together for our CCW certifications, I think an all-female class with a female instructor is an excellent way to introduce some women to shooting.
June 26th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Knowing these women, they’re much more likely to show up naked than in cammies.
June 27th, 2006 at 8:53 am
People get really sentimental over things they are about to lose.
June 27th, 2006 at 10:12 am
Persimmon, nobody’s losing anything this weekend except perhaps a fear of guns.
June 28th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
Having taught several women to shoot I can tell you that good ear protection goes a long way towards removing their fears. After they get used to the gun then I let them shoot a little without protection so that they know what to expect in a defensive encounter.