Winners of the Lightfield Less Lethal Contest
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Natalie in Equipment
We had some fantastic submissions and it was tough to choose just two. Here they are! The winners of the Lightfield Less Lethal ammunition contest:
Alice Anderson
Growing up, every fall brought the annual ”check the deer stands” trip with my Grandfather. Fall also brought the hanging of the deer in the garage. I was always there for both.
It wasn’t until I was 30-years-old when it really hit me, I wanted a shotgun and I wanted to shoot like my Grandfather had in years past. I wanted that knowledge to pass onto my son. The moment when I really fell in love with shooting was shortly after I became involved with a group of waterfowl hunters. They gave me the extra needed push to take up the sport. I soon found out that there is a huge adrenaline rush when you follow a duck at the end of your shotgun, getting that shot off and seeing the duck drop. Shooting, and hunting, since then has quickly become a passion. This is a passion that my son sees, so much so that he is begging me to allow him to take up shooting and hunting as well.
Being able to put a shotgun in my hands give me the means to provide food for my family: venison roasts in the crock pot, ducks in the oven and goose on the grill, just as my Grandfather provided for us growing up. The family tradition of shooting and hunting will continue and not stop with me.
Sergio Marroquin
What do you love about shooting?
That shooting can be a family affair. As my son’s grew up, my wife and I would take them shooting and shooting was one aspect of our family
time. I firmly believe that you “gun proof your children as well as child proofing your guns!”
What does shooting mean to you?
Freedom first and foremost. I also believe that in young and old alike it builds and teaches responsibility, character and leadership. Let me explain: In learning to shoot, you learn proper gun handling techniques. You need to be responsible to keep yourself and others safe. When shooting competitively you learn to win AND to lose. Dealing with competition can, but not always, build your character. As one gains experience, one starts to teach others safe weapons handling, stance, sighting, etc. This is leadership.
Why and how did you get in to shooting?
While in the US Army, one of my Father’s duties was being on the 5th Army pistol team. Consequently, I grew up watching, then learning and competing in the shooting sports. Those memories of my Father and I as he taught me are the sweetest of all with him.
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